Lešany is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Lešany | |
|---|---|
Centre of Lešany | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′59″N 17°1′27″E / 49.49972°N 17.02417°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Prostějov |
| First mentioned | 1215 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 398 |
| • Density | 72.4/km2 (187/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 798 42 |
| Website | www |
Lešany lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Prostějov, 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Olomouc, and 198 km (123 mi) east of Prague.
Demographics
editNotable people
edit- Bohuš Čížek (1913–1989), painter
References
edit- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.