Vracovice (Znojmo District)
Vracovice | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of Saint Michael | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vracovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′8″N 15°53′55″E / 48.90222°N 15.89861°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Znojmo |
| First mentioned | 1323 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.04 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 186 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 671 02 |
| Website | www |
Vracovice is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Vracovice lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Znojmo, 62 km (39 mi) south-west of Brno, and 170 km (110 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 230 | — |
| 1880 | 245 | +6.5% |
| 1890 | 358 | +46.1% |
| 1900 | 376 | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 331 | −12.0% |
| 1921 | 276 | −16.6% |
| 1930 | 264 | −4.3% |
| 1950 | 174 | −34.1% |
| 1961 | 171 | −1.7% |
| 1970 | 170 | −0.6% |
| 1980 | 189 | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 199 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 198 | −1.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Vracovice is the Chapel of Saint Michael. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1764 and extended in 1802.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Michala" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
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