Vrbovec (Znojmo District)
Vrbovec | |
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Church of Saint John the Baptist | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vrbovec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′59″N 16°6′2″E / 48.79972°N 16.10056°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Znojmo |
| First mentioned | 1243 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,304 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 669 02, 671 24 |
| Website | www |
Vrbovec (German: Urbau) is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Vrbovec lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Znojmo, 59 km (37 mi) south-west of Brno, and 189 km (117 mi) south-east of Prague.
Administrative division
Vrbovec consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Vrbovec (988)
- Hnízdo (148)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,321 | — |
| 1880 | 1,434 | +8.6% |
| 1890 | 1,385 | −3.4% |
| 1900 | 1,462 | +5.6% |
| 1910 | 1,411 | −3.5% |
| 1921 | 1,438 | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 1,485 | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 796 | −46.4% |
| 1961 | 945 | +18.7% |
| 1970 | 960 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 993 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 989 | −0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,070 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,118 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,136 | +1.6% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
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.
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