Lelekovice

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°17′36″N 16°34′44″E / 49.29333°N 16.57889°E / 49.29333; 16.57889Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBrno-CountryFirst mentioned1288Area

• Total7.29 km² (2.81 sq mi)Elevation

312 m (1,024 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,986 • Density270/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

664 31

Websitewww.lelekovice.cz

Lelekovice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	604	—
1880	665	+10.1%
1890	696	+4.7%
1900	714	+2.6%
1910	806	+12.9%
1921	952	+18.1%
1930	1,236	+29.8%
1950	1,220	−1.3%
1961	1,264	+3.6%
1970	1,216	−3.8%
1980	1,227	+0.9%
1991	1,262	+2.9%
2001	1,362	+7.9%
2011	1,771	+30.0%
2021	1,889	+6.7%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Honours

The asteroid 167208 Lelekovice was named in its honour by the co-discoverer and native of Lelekovice, Kamil Hornoch.

Notable people

Kamil Hornoch (born 1972), astronomer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.