Leskovice | |
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  Leskovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′48″N 15°4′52″E / 49.43000°N 15.08111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Pelhřimov |
| First mentioned | 1379 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.50 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 118 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 394 14 |
| Website | www |
Leskovice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Leskovice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Pelhřimov, 37 km (23 mi) west of Jihlava, and 88 km (55 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Leskovice is from 1379.[2] In 1945, the mass murder of 25 Czech civilians known as the Leskovice massacre took place here.[3]
References
- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "Obec Leskovice" (in Czech). Obec Leskovice. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ↑ "Po řádění SS zůstalo v obci 25 mrtvých, nejmladšímu bylo třináct" (in Czech). iDnes. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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