Leskovice

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°25′48″N 15°4′52″E / 49.43000°N 15.08111°E / 49.43000; 15.08111Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District PelhřimovFirst mentioned1379Area

• Total3.50 km² (1.35 sq mi)Elevation

615 m (2,018 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total121 • Density35/km² (90/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

394 14

Websitewww.obecleskovice.cz

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.^[2] In 1945, the mass murder of 25 Czech civilians known as the Leskovice massacre took place here.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
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^[4]^[5]

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 – Okres Pelhřimov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.