Olšovec

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°35′24″N 17°43′2″E / 49.59000°N 17.71722°E / 49.59000; 17.71722Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict PřerovFirst mentioned1548Area

• Total8.31 km² (3.21 sq mi)Elevation

305 m (1,001 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total505 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

753 01

Websitewww.obecolsovec.cz

Olšovec (German: Olspitz) is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Olšovec lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Přerov, 34 km (21 mi) east of Olomouc, and 243 km (151 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Boňkov is an administrative part of Olšovec.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	536	—
1880	563	+5.0%
1890	631	+12.1%
1900	536	−15.1%
1910	597	+11.4%
1921	548	−8.2%
1930	593	+8.2%
1950	441	−25.6%
1961	527	+19.5%
1970	470	−10.8%
1980	465	−1.1%
1991	447	−3.9%
2001	452	+1.1%
2011	474	+4.9%
2021	505	+6.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Přerov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.