Volenice (Strakonice District)

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°15′9″N 13°44′52″E / 49.25250°N 13.74778°E / 49.25250; 13.74778Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictStrakoniceFirst mentioned1227Area

• Total15.95 km² (6.16 sq mi)Elevation

459 m (1,506 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total574 • Density36/km² (93/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

387 16

Websitewww.obecvolenice.eud.cz

Volenice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Volenice lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Strakonice, 62 km (39 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 106 km (66 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Ohrazenice, Tažovice, Tažovická Lhota and Vojnice are administrative parts of Volenice. Vojnice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,466	—
1880	1,430	−2.5%
1890	1,430	+0.0%
1900	1,312	−8.3%
1910	1,302	−0.8%
1921	1,290	−0.9%
1930	1,265	−1.9%
1950	914	−27.7%
1961	850	−7.0%
1970	727	−14.5%
1980	676	−7.0%
1991	606	−10.4%
2001	553	−8.7%
2011	515	−6.9%
2021	538	+4.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Strakonice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.