Vír
Vír | |
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 Vír in the valley of the Svratka River | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vír Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′27″N 16°19′25″E / 49.55750°N 16.32361°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| First mentioned | 1364 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 728 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 592 66 |
| Website | www |
Vír (German: Wühr) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It lies on the Svratka River.
Vír lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 56 kilometres (35 mi) east of Jihlava, and 149 kilometres (93 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 528 | — |
| 1880 | 564 | +6.8% |
| 1890 | 514 | −8.9% |
| 1900 | 552 | +7.4% |
| 1910 | 611 | +10.7% |
| 1921 | 616 | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 717 | +16.4% |
| 1950 | 1,204 | +67.9% |
| 1961 | 1,059 | −12.0% |
| 1970 | 956 | −9.7% |
| 1980 | 853 | −10.8% |
| 1991 | 787 | −7.7% |
| 2001 | 759 | −3.6% |
| 2011 | 695 | −8.4% |
| 2021 | 671 | −3.5% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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