Lenora (Prachatice District)

Lenora
Municipality
Lenora wooden bridge
Flag Coat of arms
Lenora Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°55′21″N13°47′36″E / 48.92250°N 13.79333°E / 48.92250; 13.79333
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
Founded	1834
Area
• Total	17.79 km2 (6.87 sq mi)
Elevation	765 m (2,510 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	661
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	384 42, 384 51
Website	www.lenora.cz

Lenora (German : Eleonorenhain) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Lenora lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Prachatice, 50 km (31 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 137 km (85 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

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

• Lenora (494)
• Houžná (46)
• Kaplice (3)
• Vlčí Jámy (17)
• Zátoň (71)

History

Lenora was founded in 1834 as one of the last glassworks in the Bohemian Forest. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,689	—
1880	1,542	−8.7%
1890	1,789	+16.0%
1900	1,832	+2.4%
1910	1,698	−7.3%
1921	1,672	−1.5%
1930	1,854	+10.9%
1950	934	−49.6%
1961	861	−7.8%
1970	835	−3.0%
1980	833	−0.2%
1991	861	+3.4%
2001	803	−6.7%
2011	776	−3.4%
2021	631	−18.7%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Strategický plán rozvoje obce Lenora 2013–2023" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Lenora. 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website