Leskovice
Leskovice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Leskovice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Pelhřimov, 37 km (23 mi) west of Jihlava, and 88 km (55 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Leskovice is from 1379. In 1945, the mass murder of 25 Czech civilians known as the Leskovice massacre took place here.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 184 | — |
| 1880 | 221 | +20.1% |
| 1890 | 237 | +7.2% |
| 1900 | 257 | +8.4% |
| 1910 | 237 | −7.8% |
| 1921 | 256 | +8.0% |
| 1930 | 242 | −5.5% |
| 1950 | 166 | −31.4% |
| 1961 | 216 | +30.1% |
| 1970 | 183 | −15.3% |
| 1980 | 151 | −17.5% |
| 1991 | 101 | −33.1% |
| 2001 | 96 | −5.0% |
| 2011 | 89 | −7.3% |
| 2021 | 100 | +12.4% |
| Source: Censuses | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Obec Leskovice" (in Czech). Obec Leskovice. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Po řádění SS zůstalo v obci 25 mrtvých, nejmladšímu bylo třináct" (in Czech). iDnes. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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