Vrbátky is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Vrbátky | |
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![]() Chapel of Saint Florian | |
Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 17°12′0″E / 49.50806°N 17.20000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Olomouc |
District | Prostějov |
First mentioned | 1359 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,758 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 798 12, 798 13 |
Website | www |
Vrbátky lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Prostějov, 11 km (7 mi) south of Olomouc, and 210 km (130 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Dubany and Štětovice are administrative parts of Vrbátky.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 1,236 | — |
1880 | 1,577 | +27.6% |
1890 | 1,742 | +10.5% |
1900 | 1,783 | +2.4% |
1910 | 1,954 | +9.6% |
1921 | 2,018 | +3.3% |
1930 | 2,115 | +4.8% |
1950 | 1,854 | −12.3% |
1961 | 1,800 | −2.9% |
1970 | 1,704 | −5.3% |
1980 | 1,621 | −4.9% |
1991 | 1,519 | −6.3% |
2001 | 1,551 | +2.1% |
2011 | 1,612 | +3.9% |
2021 | 1,714 | +6.3% |
Source: Censuses[2][3] |
Economy
editA sugar factory has been in Vrbátky since 1870. It was the first sugar factory in Moravia.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prostějov" (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.
- ^ "O cukrovaru" (in Czech). Cukrovar Vrbátky a.s. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Vrbátky.