Vlachovice (Zlín District)
Vlachovice | |
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  Vlachovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°7′26″N 17°56′24″E / 49.12389°N 17.94000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Zlín |
| First mentioned | 1261 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.38 km2 (8.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,477 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 763 24 |
| Website | www |
Vlachovice [ˈvʊləxəˈvitsɛ] is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Vlachovice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Zlín and 276 km (171 mi) south-east of Prague.
Administrative parts[edit]
The village of Vrbětice is an administrative part of Vlachovice.
History[edit]
In 2014, a series of explosions occurred in a military warehouse in the village of Vrbětice. Presumably, the explosion was caused by the Russian GRU agents.[2]
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,170 | — |
| 1880 | 1,281 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 1,352 | +5.5% |
| 1900 | 1,353 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 1,311 | −3.1% |
| 1921 | 1,322 | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 1,300 | −1.7% |
| 1950 | 1,260 | −3.1% |
| 1961 | 1,559 | +23.7% |
| 1970 | 1,544 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,547 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,566 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,544 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,439 | −6.8% |
| 2021 | 1,385 | −3.8% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Senior GRU Leader Directly Involved With Czech Arms Depot Explosion". Bellingcat. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Zlín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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