Vrbátky
Vrbátky | |
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Chapel of Saint Florian | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vrbátky Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 17°12′0″E / 49.50806°N 17.20000°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Prostějov |
| First mentioned | 1359 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,729 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 798 12, 798 13 |
| Website | www |
Vrbátky is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 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 division
Vrbátky consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Vrbátky (821)
- Dubany (571)
- Štětovice (322)
Demographics
| 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[3][4] | ||
Economy
A sugar factory has been in Vrbátky since 1870. It was the first sugar factory in Moravia.[5]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "O cukrovaru" (in Czech). Cukrovar Vrbátky a.s. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
External links
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