Vír

Vír
Vír
Municipality
	Vír in the valley of the Svratka River
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vír Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°33′27″N 16°19′25″E / 49.55750°N 16.32361°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1364
Area
• Total	5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation	384 m (1,260 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	643
• Density	121/km2 (312/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 66
Website	www.virvudolisvratky.cz

Vír (German: Wühr) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. It lies on the Svratka River.

Vír lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 56 kilometres (35 mi) east of Jihlava, and 149 kilometres (93 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	528	—
1880	564	+6.8%
1890	514	−8.9%
1900	552	+7.4%
1910	611	+10.7%
1921	616	+0.8%
1930	717	+16.4%
1950	1,204	+67.9%
1961	1,059	−12.0%
1970	956	−9.7%
1980	853	−10.8%
1991	787	−7.7%
2001	759	−3.6%
2011	695	−8.4%
2021	671	−3.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "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.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[3] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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