Jesenice (Příbram District)

Jesenice
Jesenice
Municipality
	Aerial view
	Flag Coat of arms
	Jesenice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°36′28″N 14°28′41″E / 49.60778°N 14.47806°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Elevation	373 m (1,224 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	555
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	264 01
Website	www.jesenice-obec.cz

Jesenice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Boudy, Dobrošovice, Dolce, Doublovičky, Hulín, Martinice, Mezné and Vršovice are administrative parts of Jesenice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the adjective jesenná (from jasan, i.e. 'ash') and originally denoted a meadow between ash trees or water flowing between ash trees.^[2]

Geography

Jesenice is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Příbram and 47 km (29 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at 555 m (1,821 ft) above sea level. The stream Sedlecký potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Jesenice is from 1352.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	941	—
1880	961	+2.1%
1890	964	+0.3%
1900	888	−7.9%
1910	836	−5.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	794	−5.0%
1930	769	−3.1%
1950	552	−28.2%
1961	615	+11.4%
1970	549	−10.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	512	−6.7%
1991	529	+3.3%
2001	494	−6.6%
2011	528	+6.9%
2021	527	−0.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Jesenice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was originally an early Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century. In 1799, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style, but the tower and part of the perimeter walls from the original church were preserved.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 130–131.
^ "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.
^ "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[profous-2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 130–131.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

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