Věcov

Coordinates: 49°36′58″N 16°10′12″E / 49.61611°N 16.17000°E / 49.61611; 16.17000
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Věcov
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Věcov
Coat of arms of Věcov
Věcov is located in Czech Republic
Věcov
Věcov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′58″N 16°10′12″E / 49.61611°N 16.17000°E / 49.61611; 16.17000
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1392
Area
 • Total18.53 km2 (7.15 sq mi)
Elevation
595 m (1,952 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total694
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
592 42, 592 44
Websitewww.vecov.cz

Věcov (German: Wietzau) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Věcov lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 49 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 136 kilometres (85 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Jimramovské Pavlovice, Koníkov, Míchov, Odranec and Roženecké Paseky are administrative parts of Věcov.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,725—    
18801,640−4.9%
18901,629−0.7%
19001,573−3.4%
19101,550−1.5%
19211,475−4.8%
19301,353−8.3%
1950934−31.0%
1961877−6.1%
1970777−11.4%
1980694−10.7%
1991691−0.4%
2001679−1.7%
2011691+1.8%
2021670−3.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.