Věž

Věž
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Věž
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′50″N 15°27′33″E / 49.56389°N 15.45917°E / 49.56389; 15.45917
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictHavlíčkův Brod
First mentioned1404
Area
 • Total
14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Elevation
538 m (1,765 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
823
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
580 01, 582 56
Websitewww.obecvez.cz

Věž is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Věž lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Havlíčkův Brod, 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Jihlava, and 95 km (59 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Věž (572)
  • Jedouchov (34)
  • Leština (99)
  • Mozerov (6)
  • Skála (99)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,387—    
18801,374−0.9%
18901,365−0.7%
19001,288−5.6%
19101,224−5.0%
19211,184−3.3%
19301,076−9.1%
1950861−20.0%
1961936+8.7%
1970905−3.3%
1980823−9.1%
1991738−10.3%
2001746+1.1%
2011814+9.1%
2021810−0.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  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.