Vrčeň
Vrčeň | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Lawrence | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vrčeň Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 13°37′8″E / 49.50806°N 13.61889°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-South |
| First mentioned | 1189 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 396 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 335 41 |
| Website | www |
Vrčeň is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Vrčeň lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) south-east of Plzeň and 86 km (53 mi) south-west of Prague.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 572 | — |
| 1880 | 618 | +8.0% |
| 1890 | 569 | −7.9% |
| 1900 | 582 | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 575 | −1.2% |
| 1921 | 559 | −2.8% |
| 1930 | 521 | −6.8% |
| 1950 | 450 | −13.6% |
| 1961 | 440 | −2.2% |
| 1970 | 432 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | 397 | −8.1% |
| 1991 | 331 | −16.6% |
| 2001 | 324 | −2.1% |
| 2011 | 321 | −0.9% |
| 2021 | 342 | +6.5% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Eva Urbanová (born 1961), operatic soprano; lives here
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.
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