Věrovany (German: Wierowan, Werowan) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Věrovany | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Věrovany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′40″N 17°17′17″E / 49.46111°N 17.28806°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1131 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,409 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 783 76 |
| Website | www |
Věrovany lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Olomouc and 218 km (135 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Nenakonice and Rakodavy are administrative parts of Věrovany.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,396 | — |
| 1880 | 1,567 | +12.2% |
| 1890 | 1,617 | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 1,582 | −2.2% |
| 1910 | 1,671 | +5.6% |
| 1921 | 1,696 | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 1,623 | −4.3% |
| 1950 | 1,368 | −15.7% |
| 1961 | 1,431 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 1,297 | −9.4% |
| 1980 | 1,329 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,303 | −2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,300 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,346 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,360 | +1.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Otakar Bystřina (1861–1931), writer
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.
External links
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