Větřkovice

Větřkovice
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Větřkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′50″N 17°49′14″E / 49.78056°N 17.82056°E / 49.78056; 17.82056
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
Founded1298
Area
 • Total
17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Elevation
462 m (1,516 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
779
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 43
Websitewww.vetrkovice.cz

Větřkovice is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Větřkovice (678)
  • Nové Vrbno (25)

History

Větřkovice was founded in 1298 and belongs among the few settlements that have preserved the foundation charter.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869811—    
1880926+14.2%
1890859−7.2%
1900827−3.7%
1910859+3.9%
1921869+1.2%
1930839−3.5%
1950584−30.4%
1961641+9.8%
1970640−0.2%
1980728+13.7%
1991799+9.8%
2001780−2.4%
2011730−6.4%
2021703−3.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Větřkovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.