Vikantice

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

50°8′10″N 16°59′34″E / 50.13611°N 16.99278°E / 50.13611; 16.99278Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict ŠumperkFirst mentioned1437Area

• Total10.04 km² (3.88 sq mi)Elevation

613 m (2,011 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total79 • Density7.9/km² (20/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

788 25

Websitewww.obecvikantice.cz

Vikantice (German: Weigelsdorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.

Vikantice lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Šumperk, 63 km (39 mi) north of Olomouc, and 184 km (114 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Vikantice is from 1437.^[2]

During World War II, the German occupiers operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a local paper mill. 120 Allied POWs were imprisoned there.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	524	—
1880	609	+16.2%
1890	675	+10.8%
1900	684	+1.3%
1910	765	+11.8%
1921	809	+5.8%
1930	861	+6.4%
1950	339	−60.6%
1961	161	−52.5%
1970	188	+16.8%
1980	126	−33.0%
1991	120	−4.8%
2001	103	−14.2%
2011	69	−33.0%
2021	78	+13.0%
Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "O Vikanticích (Weiglesdorf)". Vikantice (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
^ "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.