Vážany (German: Waschan) is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Vážany | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vážany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′52″N 16°41′19″E / 49.53111°N 16.68861°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Blansko |
| First mentioned | 1167 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 245 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 680 01 |
| Website | vazany |
Vážany lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Blansko, 37 km (23 mi) north of Brno, and 176 km (109 mi) east of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 310 | — |
| 1880 | 327 | +5.5% |
| 1890 | 264 | −19.3% |
| 1900 | 325 | +23.1% |
| 1910 | 355 | +9.2% |
| 1921 | 328 | −7.6% |
| 1930 | 334 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 297 | −11.1% |
| 1961 | 324 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 275 | −15.1% |
| 1980 | 230 | −16.4% |
| 1991 | 189 | −17.8% |
| 2001 | 191 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 218 | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 244 | +11.9% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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