Podlesí (příbram District)

Podlesí
Podlesí
Municipality
	View from the south
	Flag Coat of arms
	Podlesí Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°41′25″N 13°58′55″E / 49.69028°N 13.98194°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1527
Area
• Total	4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,106
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code	261 01
Website	www.obecpodlesi.cz

Podlesí is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Podlesí is located about 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Prague and is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring town of Příbram. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Dubová hora at 627 m (2,057 ft) above sea level. The Litavka River forms the eastern municipal border and separates the municipality from Příbram.

History

The first written mention of Podlesí is from 1527. The history of the village was connected with the mining of silver and iron ores, and agriculture had only marginal importance.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,195	—
1880	1,404	+17.5%
1890	1,232	−12.3%
1900	1,386	+12.5%
1910	1,302	−6.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,035	−20.5%
1930	1,450	+40.1%
1950	992	−31.6%
1961	1,084	+9.3%
1970	1,032	−4.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	934	−9.5%
1991	837	−10.4%
2001	848	+1.3%
2011	1,002	+18.2%
2021	1,066	+6.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments.^[5] In the centre of Podlesí is a small chapel.

Notable people

Jaroslav Ježek (1923–2002), industrial designer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Podlesí. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Příbram" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Příbram". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Podlesí. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Příbram" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Příbram". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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Podlesí
Municipality
View from the south
Flag Coat of arms
Podlesí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′25″N 13°58′55″E / 49.69028°N 13.98194°E / 49.69028; 13.98194
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1527
Area
• Total	4.38 km² (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,106
• Density	250/km² (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code	261 01
Website	www.obecpodlesi.cz