Věcov

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°36′58″N 16°10′12″E / 49.61611°N 16.17000°E / 49.61611; 16.17000Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District Žďár nad SázavouFirst mentioned1392Area

• Total18.53 km² (7.15 sq mi)Elevation

595 m (1,952 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total694 • Density37/km² (97/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

592 42, 592 44

Websitewww.vecov.cz

Věcov (German: Wietzau) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Věcov lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 49 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 136 kilometres (85 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Jimramovské Pavlovice, Koníkov, Míchov, Odranec and Roženecké Paseky are administrative parts of Věcov.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,725	—
1880	1,640	−4.9%
1890	1,629	−0.7%
1900	1,573	−3.4%
1910	1,550	−1.5%
1921	1,475	−4.8%
1930	1,353	−8.3%
1950	934	−31.0%
1961	877	−6.1%
1970	777	−11.4%
1980	694	−10.7%
1991	691	−0.4%
2001	679	−1.7%
2011	691	+1.8%
2021	670	−3.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.