Želeč (Tábor District)

Želeč
Municipality
A park and chapel in Želeč
Flag Coat of arms
Želeč Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′6″N14°38′48″E / 49.31833°N 14.64667°E / 49.31833; 14.64667
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Tábor
First mentioned	1397
Area
• Total	15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Elevation	471 m (1,545 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	1,036
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	391 74, 391 75
Website	www.obeczelec.cz

Želeč is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Želeč lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Tábor, 41 km (25 mi) north of České Budějovice, and 87 km (54 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

Želeč consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Želeč (849)
• Bezděčín (105)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	963	—
1880	1,115	+15.8%
1890	1,045	−6.3%
1900	1,099	+5.2%
1910	1,039	−5.5%
1921	983	−5.4%
1930	935	−4.9%
1950	760	−18.7%
1961	773	+1.7%
1970	686	−11.3%
1980	690	+0.6%
1991	716	+3.8%
2001	778	+8.7%
2011	908	+16.7%
2021	954	+5.1%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website