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Větřkovice

Coordinates: 49°46′50″N 17°49′14″E / 49.78056°N 17.82056°E / 49.78056; 17.82056
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Větřkovice
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Větřkovice
Coat of arms of Větřkovice
Větřkovice is located in Czech Republic
Větřkovice
Větřkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′50″N 17°49′14″E / 49.78056°N 17.82056°E / 49.78056; 17.82056
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
Founded1298
Area
 • Total17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Elevation
462 m (1,516 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total755
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 43
Websitewww.vetrkovice.cz

Větřkovice is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The hamlet of Nové Vrbno is an administrative part of Větřkovice.

History

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Větřkovice was founded in 1298 and belongs among the few settlements that have preserved the foundation charter.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869811—    
1880926+14.2%
1890859−7.2%
1900827−3.7%
1910859+3.9%
1921869+1.2%
1930839−3.5%
1950584−30.4%
1961641+9.8%
1970640−0.2%
1980728+13.7%
1991799+9.8%
2001780−2.4%
2011730−6.4%
2021703−3.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Větřkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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