Želeč (Tábor District)

Želeč is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Želeč
A park and chapel in Želeč
A park and chapel in Želeč
Flag of Želeč
Coat of arms of Želeč
Želeč is located in Czech Republic
Želeč
Želeč
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′6″N 14°38′48″E / 49.31833°N 14.64667°E / 49.31833; 14.64667
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictTábor
First mentioned1397
Area
 • Total15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,047
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
391 74, 391 75
Websitewww.obeczelec.cz

Želeč lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Tábor, 41 km (25 mi) north of České Budějovice, and 87 km (54 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The village of Bezděčín is an administrative part of Želeč.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869963—    
18801,115+15.8%
18901,045−6.3%
19001,099+5.2%
19101,039−5.5%
1921983−5.4%
1930935−4.9%
1950760−18.7%
1961773+1.7%
1970686−11.3%
1980690+0.6%
1991716+3.8%
2001778+8.7%
2011908+16.7%
2021954+5.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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