Víchová nad Jizerou

Víchová nad Jizerou
Municipality
Jizera River in Víchová nad Jizerou
Flag Coat of arms
Víchová nad Jizerou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°37′48″N 15°29′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Semily
First mentioned	1492
Area
• Total	12.30 km^2 (4.75 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	876
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	512 41, 514 01
Website	www.vichovanj.cz

Víchová nad Jizerou is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It lies on the Jizera River.

Administrative parts

The villages of Horní Sytová and Víchovská Lhota are administrative parts of Víchová nad Jizerou.

History

The first written mention of Víchová nad Jizerou is from 1492.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,929	—
1880	1,825	−5.4%
1890	1,876	+2.8%
1900	1,776	−5.3%
1910	1,934	+8.9%
1921	1,692	−12.5%
1930	1,688	−0.2%
1950	1,106	−34.5%
1961	1,047	−5.3%
1970	918	−12.3%
1980	872	−5.0%
1991	868	−0.5%
2001	935	+7.7%
2011	912	−2.5%
2021	866	−5.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Víchová nad Jizerou. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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.

External links

• Official website