Velichov

Municipality in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

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50°17′3″N 13°0′35″E / 50.28417°N 13.00972°E / 50.28417; 13.00972Country

Czech RepublicRegionKarlovy VaryDistrictKarlovy VaryFirst mentioned1142Area

• Total2.35 km² (0.91 sq mi)Elevation

348 m (1,142 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total502 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

363 01

Websitewww.velichov.cz

Velichov (German: Welchau) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	490	—
1880	522	+6.5%
1890	534	+2.3%
1900	558	+4.5%
1910	651	+16.7%
1921	655	+0.6%
1930	751	+14.7%
1950	398	−47.0%
1961	457	+14.8%
1970	509	+11.4%
1980	524	+2.9%
1991	487	−7.1%
2001	492	+1.0%
2011	469	−4.7%
2021	477	+1.7%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Bedřich Diviš Weber (1766–1842), composer and musicologist

References

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