Volenice | |
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![]() The street to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul | |
Coordinates: 49°15′9″N 13°44′52″E / 49.25250°N 13.74778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | Strakonice |
First mentioned | 1227 |
Area | |
• Total | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 574 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 387 16 |
Website | www |
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.
The villages of Ohrazenice, Tažovice, Tažovická Lhota and Vojnice are administrative parts of Volenice. Vojnice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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] |