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Václavov u Bruntálu

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°58′29″N 17°22′35″E / 49.97472°N 17.37639°E / 49.97472; 17.37639Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFirst mentioned1385Area

• Total25.78 km² (9.95 sq mi)Elevation

585 m (1,919 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total488 • Density19/km² (49/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

792 01

Websitewww.vaclavovubruntalu.cz

Václavov u Bruntálu (German: Wildgrub) is a municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Václavov and Horní Václavov.

History

The first written mention of Václavov is from 1385, when Dolní Václavov was called Nikolsaus. From 1405, it was called Dolní Václavov (Nieder Wildgrub) and Horní Václavov (Ober Wildgrub) was also documented.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,308	—
1880	1,243	−5.0%
1890	1,197	−3.7%
1900	1,138	−4.9%
1910	1,145	+0.6%
1921	1,027	−10.3%
1930	1,045	+1.8%
1950	472	−54.8%
1961	507	+7.4%
1970	492	−3.0%
1980	458	−6.9%
1991	438	−4.4%
2001	483	+10.3%
2011	403	−16.6%
2021	467	+15.9%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie Obce Václavov u Bruntálu" (in Czech). Obec Václavov u Bruntálu. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
^ "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.