Vrbátky

Vrbátky
Municipality
Chapel of Saint Florian
Flag Coat of arms
Vrbátky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 17°12′0″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Prostějov
First mentioned	1359
Area
• Total	13.26 km^2 (5.12 sq mi)
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,758
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	798 12, 798 13
Website	www.vrbatky.cz

Vrbátky is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Vrbátky lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Prostějov, 11 km (7 mi) south of Olomouc, and 210 km (130 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Dubany and Štětovice are administrative parts of Vrbátky.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,236	—
1880	1,577	+27.6%
1890	1,742	+10.5%
1900	1,783	+2.4%
1910	1,954	+9.6%
1921	2,018	+3.3%
1930	2,115	+4.8%
1950	1,854	−12.3%
1961	1,800	−2.9%
1970	1,704	−5.3%
1980	1,621	−4.9%
1991	1,519	−6.3%
2001	1,551	+2.1%
2011	1,612	+3.9%
2021	1,714	+6.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy

A sugar factory has been in Vrbátky since 1870. It was the first sugar factory in Moravia.[4]

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.
4. "O cukrovaru" (in Czech). Cukrovar Vrbátky a.s. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

External links

• Official website