Vojkovice (Karlovy Vary District)

Vojkovice
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Vojkovice
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Vojkovice is located in Czech Republic
Vojkovice
Vojkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′12″N 13°0′59″E / 50.30333°N 13.01639°E / 50.30333; 13.01639
Country Czech Republic
RegionKarlovy Vary
DistrictKarlovy Vary
First mentioned1088
Area
 • Total
7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
625
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
362 73, 363 01
Websitewww.vojkovice-nad-ohri.cz

Vojkovice (German: Wickwitz) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Jakubov is an administrative part of Vojkovice.

History

The first written mention of Vojkovice is from 1088, when the village was called Vikvice. Jakubov was first mentioned in 1144, when both villages became property of the newly established monastery in Doksany.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869775—    
1880819+5.7%
1890927+13.2%
19001,290+39.2%
19101,355+5.0%
19211,361+0.4%
19301,524+12.0%
19501,013−33.5%
1961901−11.1%
1970861−4.4%
1980730−15.2%
1991538−26.3%
2001567+5.4%
2011626+10.4%
2021582−7.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  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.
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