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Valašská Polanka

Valašská Polanka
Municipality
Main street
Main street
Flag of Valašská Polanka
Flag
Coat of arms of Valašská Polanka
Coat of arms
Valašská Polanka is located in Czech Republic
Valašská Polanka
Valašská Polanka
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 17°59′48″E / 49.26222°N 17.99667°E / 49.26222; 17.99667
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictVsetín
First mentioned1361
Area
 • Total
12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation
388 m (1,273 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,477
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
756 11
Websitewww.valasskapolanka.cz

Valašská Polanka is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Valašská Polanka lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Vsetín, 25 km (16 mi) east of Zlín, and 274 km (170 mi) east of Prague.

Etymology

The name is derivered from the region of Moravian Wallachia (Czech: Valašsko), in which it lies, and the old Czech word polana, which meant a field lined with forest.[2]

History

The first written mention of Polanka is from 1361. The name of Valašská Polanka has been used since 1929.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869716—    
1880751+4.9%
1890730−2.8%
1900786+7.7%
1910919+16.9%
1921889−3.3%
1930875−1.6%
19501,095+25.1%
19611,227+12.1%
19701,176−4.2%
19801,212+3.1%
19911,246+2.8%
20011,300+4.3%
20111,356+4.3%
20211,409+3.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Valašská Polanka. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  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.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala%C5%A1sk%C3%A1_Polanka