Věrovany
Věrovany (German: Wierowan, Werowan) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Věrovany | |
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Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Věrovany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′40″N 17°17′17″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1131 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,425 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 783 76 |
| Website | www |
Věrovany lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Olomouc and 218 km (135 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
The villages of Nenakonice and Rakodavy are administrative parts of Věrovany.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,396 | — |
| 1880 | 1,567 | +12.2% |
| 1890 | 1,617 | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 1,582 | −2.2% |
| 1910 | 1,671 | +5.6% |
| 1921 | 1,696 | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 1,623 | −4.3% |
| 1950 | 1,368 | −15.7% |
| 1961 | 1,431 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 1,297 | −9.4% |
| 1980 | 1,329 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,303 | −2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,300 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,346 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,360 | +1.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
- Otakar Bystřina (1861–1931), writer
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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