Leština (Ústí nad Orlicí District)

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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49°52′4″N 16°7′4″E / 49.86778°N 16.11778°E / 49.86778; 16.11778Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrict Ústí nad OrlicíFirst mentioned1461Area

• Total10.73 km² (4.14 sq mi)Elevation

418 m (1,371 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total340 • Density32/km² (82/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

539 44

Websitewww.obeclestina.cz

Leština (German: Leschtina) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Doubravice, Dvořiště and Podhořany u Nových Hradů are administrative parts of Leština.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	974	—
1880	1,016	+4.3%
1890	1,008	−0.8%
1900	950	−5.8%
1910	950	+0.0%
1921	914	−3.8%
1930	896	−2.0%
1950	659	−26.5%
1961	635	−3.6%
1970	504	−20.6%
1980	408	−19.0%
1991	358	−12.3%
2001	322	−10.1%
2011	267	−17.1%
2021	335	+25.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.