Majdalena

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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48°57′39″N 14°51′41″E / 48.96083°N 14.86139°E / 48.96083; 14.86139Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict Jindřichův HradecFirst mentioned1397Area

• Total12.96 km² (5.00 sq mi)Elevation

438 m (1,437 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total492 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

378 03

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Majdalena is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Majdalena lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west of Jindřichův Hradec, 28 km (17 mi) east of České Budějovice, and 129 km (80 mi) south of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	472	—
1880	542	+14.8%
1890	586	+8.1%
1900	655	+11.8%
1910	767	+17.1%
1921	643	−16.2%
1930	641	−0.3%
1950	487	−24.0%
1961	501	+2.9%
1970	507	+1.2%
1980	583	+15.0%
1991	547	−6.2%
2001	501	−8.4%
2011	473	−5.6%
2021	482	+1.9%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Jiří Havlis (1932–2010), rower, Olympic champion

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jindřichův Hradec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.