Větřkovice

Větřkovice
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Větřkovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′50″N 17°49′14″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
Founded	1298
Area
• Total	17.84 km^2 (6.89 sq mi)
Elevation	462 m (1,516 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	755
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 43
Website	www.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 division

Větřkovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Větřkovice (678)
• Nové Vrbno (25)

History

Větřkovice was founded in 1298 and belongs among the few settlements that have preserved the foundation charter.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	811	—
1880	926	+14.2%
1890	859	−7.2%
1900	827	−3.7%
1910	859	+3.9%
1921	869	+1.2%
1930	839	−3.5%
1950	584	−30.4%
1961	641	+9.8%
1970	640	−0.2%
1980	728	+13.7%
1991	799	+9.8%
2001	780	−2.4%
2011	730	−6.4%
2021	703	−3.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Větřkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website