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Vilémovice (Blansko District)

Coordinates: 49°21′50″N 16°44′48″E / 49.36389°N 16.74667°E / 49.36389; 16.74667
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Vilémovice
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Vilémovice is located in Czech Republic
Vilémovice
Vilémovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°21′50″N 16°44′48″E / 49.36389°N 16.74667°E / 49.36389; 16.74667
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1267
Area
 • Total5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation
497 m (1,631 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total345
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 06
Websitewww.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

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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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869532—    
1880582+9.4%
1890576−1.0%
1900565−1.9%
1910659+16.6%
YearPop.±%
1921616−6.5%
1930610−1.0%
1950542−11.1%
1961525−3.1%
1970461−12.2%
YearPop.±%
1980388−15.8%
1991302−22.2%
2001303+0.3%
2011283−6.6%
2021310+9.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "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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