Věstín is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Věstín
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Věstín
Coat of arms of Věstín
Věstín is located in Czech Republic
Věstín
Věstín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°34′0″N 16°20′24″E / 49.56667°N 16.34000°E / 49.56667; 16.34000
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total
9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
169
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
592 65, 593 01
Websitewww.obecvestin.cz

Věstín lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 58 km (36 mi) east of Jihlava, and 150 km (93 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Bolešín and Věstínek are administrative parts of Věstín.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869571—    
1880561−1.8%
1890568+1.2%
1900570+0.4%
1910545−4.4%
1921564+3.5%
1930518−8.2%
1950395−23.7%
1961387−2.0%
1970344−11.1%
1980279−18.9%
1991223−20.1%
2001188−15.7%
2011165−12.2%
2021159−3.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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