Vikýřovice

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°58′41″N 17°0′45″E / 49.97806°N 17.01250°E / 49.97806; 17.01250Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict ŠumperkFirst mentioned1391Area

• Total11.75 km² (4.54 sq mi)Elevation

335 m (1,099 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,291 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

788 13

Websitewww.vikyrovice.cz

Vikýřovice (German: Weikersdorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Geography

Vikýřovice is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) northeast of Šumperk and 46 km (29 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at 746 m (2,448 ft) above sea level. The Desná River flows along the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention is in a deed of Margrave Jobst of Moravia from 1391. For centuries, it was a part of the Velké Losiny estate.^[2]

In 1975–1990, Vikýřovice was an administrative part of Šumperk. From 1990, it is an independent municipality. Vikýřovice was badly damaged by the 1997 Central European flood.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,086	—
1880	1,231	+13.4%
1890	1,344	+9.2%
1900	1,444	+7.4%
1910	1,657	+14.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,722	+3.9%
1930	1,997	+16.0%
1950	1,425	−28.6%
1961	1,639	+15.0%
1970	1,624	−0.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,799	+10.8%
1991	1,859	+3.3%
2001	2,022	+8.8%
2011	2,260	+11.8%
2021	2,177	−3.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Economy

Verner Motor company, a producer of aircraft engines, is based here.

Transport

The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk to Ostrava) passes through the municipality.

Vikýřovice is located on the railway line Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou via Olomouc.^[5]

Sights

Vikýřovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Calvary sculpture from 1815.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vikýřovice. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Šumperk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Vikýřovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vikýřovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-23.