Branky

Branky
Municipality
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Branky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′39″N 17°53′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
First mentioned	1270
Area
• Total	10.77 km^2 (4.16 sq mi)
Elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,031
• Density	96/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	756 45
Website	www.obecbranky.cz

Branky is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Branky lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Vsetín, 30 km (19 mi) north-east of Zlín, and 260 km (160 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	875	—
1880	848	−3.1%
1890	955	+12.6%
1900	918	−3.9%
1910	859	−6.4%
1921	850	−1.0%
1930	877	+3.2%
1950	895	+2.1%
1961	1,013	+13.2%
1970	951	−6.1%
1980	882	−7.3%
1991	803	−9.0%
2001	857	+6.7%
2011	903	+5.4%
2021	972	+7.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Jiří Křižan (1941–2010), screenwriter, writer and politician

References

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.

External links

• Official website