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Věchnov

Coordinates: 49°29′58″N 16°16′44″E / 49.49944°N 16.27889°E / 49.49944; 16.27889
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Věchnov
Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua
Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua
Flag of Věchnov
Coat of arms of Věchnov
Věchnov is located in Czech Republic
Věchnov
Věchnov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°29′58″N 16°16′44″E / 49.49944°N 16.27889°E / 49.49944; 16.27889
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1325
Area
 • Total6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation
576 m (1,890 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total332
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
593 01
Websitewww.obecvechnov.cz

Věchnov is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Věchnov lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 52 km (32 mi) east of Jihlava, and 149 km (93 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869499—    
1880481−3.6%
1890463−3.7%
1900451−2.6%
1910457+1.3%
1921411−10.1%
1930377−8.3%
1950329−12.7%
1961339+3.0%
1970321−5.3%
1980314−2.2%
1991335+6.7%
2001310−7.5%
2011321+3.5%
2021311−3.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  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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