Vršovice (German: Wrschowitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Vršovice | |
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![]() Municipal office and Chapel of the Divine Heart of the Lord | |
Coordinates: 49°53′5″N 17°56′7″E / 49.88472°N 17.93528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Opava |
First mentioned | 1288 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 523 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 747 61 |
Website | www |
History
editThe first written mention of Vršovice is from 1288.[2]
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 502 | — |
1880 | 526 | +4.8% |
1890 | 545 | +3.6% |
1900 | 583 | +7.0% |
1910 | 642 | +10.1% |
1921 | 638 | −0.6% |
1930 | 595 | −6.7% |
1950 | 529 | −11.1% |
1961 | 504 | −4.7% |
1970 | 477 | −5.4% |
1980 | 433 | −9.2% |
1991 | 398 | −8.1% |
2001 | 437 | +9.8% |
2011 | 495 | +13.3% |
2021 | 499 | +0.8% |
Source: Censuses[3][4] |
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Vršovice. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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