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Leskovec nad Moravicí

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°54′21″N 17°34′29″E / 49.90583°N 17.57472°E / 49.90583; 17.57472Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFounded1224Area

• Total15.62 km² (6.03 sq mi)Elevation

510 m (1,670 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total441 • Density28/km² (73/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

793 68

Websitewww.leskovecnadmoravici.eu

Leskovec nad Moravicí (formerly also Špachov; German: Spachendorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It lies on the shore of Slezská Harta Reservoir.

Administrative parts

The village of Slezská Harta is an administrative part of Leskovec nad Moravicí.

History

The village of Leskovec was founded in 1224.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,039	—
1880	1,855	−9.0%
1890	1,685	−9.2%
1900	1,786	+6.0%
1910	1,791	+0.3%
1921	1,499	−16.3%
1930	1,537	+2.5%
1950	810	−47.3%
1961	1,010	+24.7%
1970	961	−4.9%
1980	855	−11.0%
1991	512	−40.1%
2001	522	+2.0%
2011	419	−19.7%
2021	377	−10.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Leskovec nad Moravicí. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.