Věchnov is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Věchnov | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Věchnov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′58″N 16°16′44″E / 49.49944°N 16.27889°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| First mentioned | 1325 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 576 m (1,890 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 332 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 593 01 |
| Website | www |
Věchnov lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 52 km (32 mi) east of Jihlava, and 149 km (93 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 499 | — |
| 1880 | 481 | −3.6% |
| 1890 | 463 | −3.7% |
| 1900 | 451 | −2.6% |
| 1910 | 457 | +1.3% |
| 1921 | 411 | −10.1% |
| 1930 | 377 | −8.3% |
| 1950 | 329 | −12.7% |
| 1961 | 339 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 321 | −5.3% |
| 1980 | 314 | −2.2% |
| 1991 | 335 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 310 | −7.5% |
| 2011 | 321 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 311 | −3.1% |
| 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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