Popelín

Coordinates: 49°12′49″N 15°11′2″E / 49.21361°N 15.18389°E / 49.21361; 15.18389
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Popelín
Popelín Castle, today a primary school
Popelín Castle, today a primary school
Flag of Popelín
Coat of arms of Popelín
Popelín is located in Czech Republic
Popelín
Popelín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°12′49″N 15°11′2″E / 49.21361°N 15.18389°E / 49.21361; 15.18389
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictJindřichův Hradec
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total490
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
378 53, 378 55
Websitewww.popelin.cz

Popelín is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Popelín lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Jindřichův Hradec, 59 km (37 mi) north-east of České Budějovice, and 112 km (70 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Horní Olešná is an administrative part of Popelín.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,008—    
1880994−1.4%
18901,017+2.3%
19001,062+4.4%
19101,106+4.1%
19211,160+4.9%
19301,112−4.1%
1950776−30.2%
1961781+0.6%
1970633−19.0%
1980527−16.7%
1991493−6.5%
2001442−10.3%
2011474+7.2%
2021468−1.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jindřichův Hradec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.