Vlkoš (Přerov District)

Vlkoš
Centre with the Church of Saint Procopius
Vlkoš
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°23′45″N 17°25′9″E / 49.39583°N 17.41917°E / 49.39583; 17.41917
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictPřerov
First mentioned1294
Area
 • Total
8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
677
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
751 19
Websitewww.obecvlkos.cz

Vlkoš is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Vlkoš lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Přerov, 25 km (16 mi) south-east of Olomouc, and 228 km (142 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Vlkoš (518)
  • Kanovsko (125)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869901—    
18801,040+15.4%
18901,069+2.8%
19001,090+2.0%
19101,180+8.3%
19211,168−1.0%
19301,109−5.1%
1950991−10.6%
1961936−5.5%
1970849−9.3%
1980756−11.0%
1991733−3.0%
2001744+1.5%
2011678−8.9%
2021643−5.2%
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.