Větřkovice Explained

Větřkovice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Moravian-Silesian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Opava
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.7806°N 17.8206°W
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1298
Area Total Km2:17.84
Elevation M:462
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:755
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:747 43

Větřkovice is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Nové Vrbno is an administrative part of Větřkovice.

History

Větřkovice was founded in 1298 and belongs among the few settlements that have preserved the foundation charter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Obec Větřkovice. cs. 2022-03-04.