Vikantice (German: Weigelsdorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.
Vikantice | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Wolfgang | |
  Vikantice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′10″N 16°59′34″E / 50.13611°N 16.99278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1437 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 613 m (2,011 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 75 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 788 25 |
| Website | www |
Vikantice lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Šumperk, 63 km (39 mi) north of Olomouc, and 184 km (114 mi) east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Vikantice is from 1437.[2]
During World War II, the German occupiers operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a local paper mill. 120 Allied POWs were imprisoned there.[3]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 524 | — |
| 1880 | 609 | +16.2% |
| 1890 | 675 | +10.8% |
| 1900 | 684 | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 765 | +11.8% |
| 1921 | 809 | +5.8% |
| 1930 | 861 | +6.4% |
| 1950 | 339 | −60.6% |
| 1961 | 161 | −52.5% |
| 1970 | 188 | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 126 | −33.0% |
| 1991 | 120 | −4.8% |
| 2001 | 103 | −14.2% |
| 2011 | 69 | −33.0% |
| 2021 | 78 | +13.0% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "O Vikanticích (Weiglesdorf)". Vikantice (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "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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