Větřkovice

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
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49°46′50″N 17°49′14″E / 49.78056°N 17.82056°E / 49.78056; 17.82056Country Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFounded1298Area
 • Total17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi)Elevation
462 m (1,516 ft)Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total757 • 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

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

History

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

Demographics

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

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Větřkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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