Valašská Polanka is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Valašská Polanka | |
|---|---|
 Main street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Valašská Polanka Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 17°59′48″E / 49.26222°N 17.99667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| First mentioned | 1361 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,477 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 756 11 |
| Website | www |
Valašská Polanka lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Vsetín, 25 km (16 mi) east of Zlín, and 274 km (170 mi) east of Prague.
Etymology
editThe name is derivered from the region of Moravian Wallachia (Czech: Valašsko), in which it lies, and the old Czech word polana, which meant a field lined with forest.[2]
History
editThe first written mention of Polanka is from 1361. The name of Valašská Polanka has been used since 1929.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 716 | — |
| 1880 | 751 | +4.9% |
| 1890 | 730 | −2.8% |
| 1900 | 786 | +7.7% |
| 1910 | 919 | +16.9% |
| 1921 | 889 | −3.3% |
| 1930 | 875 | −1.6% |
| 1950 | 1,095 | +25.1% |
| 1961 | 1,227 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 1,176 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | 1,212 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,246 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,300 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,356 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,409 | +3.9% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Valašská Polanka. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "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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