Vícov is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Vícov | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Florian | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vícov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 16°57′35″E / 49.48861°N 16.95972°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Prostějov |
| First mentioned | 1355 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 559 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 798 03 |
| Website | www |
Vícov lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Prostějov, 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Olomouc, and 195 km (121 mi) east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Vícov is from 1355.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 462 | — |
| 1880 | 499 | +8.0% |
| 1890 | 527 | +5.6% |
| 1900 | 543 | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 561 | +3.3% |
| 1921 | 585 | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 636 | +8.7% |
| 1950 | 550 | −13.5% |
| 1961 | 617 | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 590 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | 577 | −2.2% |
| 1991 | 493 | −14.6% |
| 2001 | 468 | −5.1% |
| 2011 | 466 | −0.4% |
| 2021 | 532 | +14.2% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Vícov" (in Czech). Obec Vícov. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "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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