Olšany u Prostějova

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°32′11″N 17°9′53″E / 49.53639°N 17.16472°E / 49.53639; 17.16472Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict ProstějovFirst mentioned1141Area

• Total11.04 km² (4.26 sq mi)Elevation

217 m (712 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,839 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

798 14

Websitewww.olsanyupv.cz

Olšany u Prostějova is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Olšany u Prostějova lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Prostějov, 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Olomouc, and 206 km (128 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Hablov is an administrative part of Olšany u Prostějova.

History

The first written mention of Olšany u Prostějova is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,352	—
1880	1,417	+4.8%
1890	1,546	+9.1%
1900	1,607	+3.9%
1910	1,762	+9.6%
1921	1,662	−5.7%
1930	1,837	+10.5%
1950	1,616	−12.0%
1961	1,632	+1.0%
1970	1,489	−8.8%
1980	1,437	−3.5%
1991	1,414	−1.6%
2001	1,405	−0.6%
2011	1,571	+11.8%
2021	1,777	+13.1%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Olšany u Prostějova. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prostějov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.