Vojkovice (Karlovy Vary District)
Vojkovice (German: Wickwitz) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Vojkovice | |
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View of Vojkovice | |
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Vojkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′12″N 13°0′59″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Karlovy Vary |
| First mentioned | 1088 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 625 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 362 73, 363 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
The village of Jakubov is an administrative part of Vojkovice.
History
The first written mention of Vojkovice is from 1088, when the village was called Vikvice. Jakubov was first mentioned in 1144, when both villages became property of the newly established monastery in Doksany.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 775 | — |
| 1880 | 819 | +5.7% |
| 1890 | 927 | +13.2% |
| 1900 | 1,290 | +39.2% |
| 1910 | 1,355 | +5.0% |
| 1921 | 1,361 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 1,524 | +12.0% |
| 1950 | 1,013 | −33.5% |
| 1961 | 901 | −11.1% |
| 1970 | 861 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | 730 | −15.2% |
| 1991 | 538 | −26.3% |
| 2001 | 567 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 626 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 582 | −7.0% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (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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