Vilémovice (Blansko District)

Vilémovice
Vilémovice
Municipality
	Entrance to Vilémovice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vilémovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°21′50″N 16°44′48″E / 49.36389°N 16.74667°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1267
Area
• Total	5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation	497 m (1,631 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	345
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 06
Website	www.vilemovice.cz

Vilémovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Vilémovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Blansko and 19 km (12 mi) north of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is at 543 m (1,781 ft) above sea level. Vilémovice lies in the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. Macocha Gorge, the deepest sinkhole of its kind in Central Europe, is located in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Vilémovice is from 1267. The village was divided into two parts, one belonging to the Holštejn estate and one belonging to the Blansko estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	532	—
1880	582	+9.4%
1890	576	−1.0%
1900	565	−1.9%
1910	659	+16.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	616	−6.5%
1930	610	−1.0%
1950	542	−11.1%
1961	525	−3.1%
1970	461	−12.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	388	−15.8%
1991	302	−22.2%
2001	303	+0.3%
2011	283	−6.6%
2021	310	+9.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5] The main landmark of Vilémovice is the Chapel of Saint Peter of Alcántara. It was built in 1725.^[2]

Notable people

František Ševčík (1942–2017), ice hockey player

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Vilémovice. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vilémovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Vilémovice. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vilémovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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