Vřesovice (Hodonín District)

Vřesovice
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Vřesovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°3′33″N 17°12′54″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	1358
Area
• Total	6.53 km^2 (2.52 sq mi)
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	579
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 48
Website	www.obecvresovice.cz

Vřesovice is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Vřesovice lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Hodonín, 46 km (29 mi) east of Brno, and 232 km (144 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	662	—
1880	731	+10.4%
1890	791	+8.2%
1900	876	+10.7%
1910	963	+9.9%
1921	935	−2.9%
1930	873	−6.6%
1950	710	−18.7%
1961	848	+19.4%
1970	821	−3.2%
1980	753	−8.3%
1991	671	−10.9%
2001	616	−8.2%
2011	599	−2.8%
2021	566	−5.5%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Oldřich Pechal (1913–1942), soldier and resistance fighter

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