Horní Věstonice

Horní Věstonice
A street in Horní Věstonice
Horní Věstonice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′28″N 16°37′32″E / 48.87444°N 16.62556°E / 48.87444; 16.62556
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBřeclav
First mentioned1414
Area
 • Total
7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
528
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
691 81
Websitewww.horni-vestonice.cz

Horní Věstonice (German: Oberwisternitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Horní Věstonice lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of Břeclav, 36 km (22 mi) south of Brno, and 209 km (130 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869755—    
1880782+3.6%
1890834+6.6%
1900782−6.2%
1910770−1.5%
1921734−4.7%
1930738+0.5%
1950549−25.6%
1961569+3.6%
1970556−2.3%
1980504−9.4%
1991452−10.3%
2001447−1.1%
2011425−4.9%
2021480+12.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  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.