Větřkovice is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Větřkovice | |
|---|---|
 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Větřkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′50″N 17°49′14″E / 49.78056°N 17.82056°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| Founded | 1298 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 755 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 43 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe hamlet of Nové Vrbno is an administrative part of Větřkovice.
History
editVětřkovice was founded in 1298 and belongs among the few settlements that have preserved the foundation charter.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 811 | — |
| 1880 | 926 | +14.2% |
| 1890 | 859 | −7.2% |
| 1900 | 827 | −3.7% |
| 1910 | 859 | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 869 | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 839 | −3.5% |
| 1950 | 584 | −30.4% |
| 1961 | 641 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 640 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | 728 | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 799 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 780 | −2.4% |
| 2011 | 730 | −6.4% |
| 2021 | 703 | −3.7% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Větřkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "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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