Želnava

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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48°48′44″N 13°57′54″E / 48.81222°N 13.96500°E / 48.81222; 13.96500Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictPrachaticeFirst mentioned1360Area

• Total10.41 km² (4.02 sq mi)Elevation

775 m (2,543 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total132 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

384 51

Websitewww.zelnava.cz

Želnava (German: Salnau) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Želnava lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Prachatice, 42 km (26 mi) south-west of České Budějovice, and 146 km (91 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The hamlets of Slunečná and Záhvozdí are administrative parts of Želnava.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	750	—
1880	892	+18.9%
1890	821	−8.0%
1900	829	+1.0%
1910	842	+1.6%
1921	901	+7.0%
1930	843	−6.4%
1950	189	−77.6%
1961	184	−2.6%
1970	226	+22.8%
1980	153	−32.3%
1991	152	−0.7%
2001	131	−13.8%
2011	109	−16.8%
2021	125	+14.7%
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 Prachatice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 23–24.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.