Valašská Polanka
Valašská Polanka | |
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 Main street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Valašská Polanka Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 17°59′48″E / 49.26222°N 17.99667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| First mentioned | 1361 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,478 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 756 11 |
| Website | www |
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[edit]
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[edit]
The first written mention of Polanka is from 1361. The name of Valašská Polanka has been used since 1929.[2]
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 716 | — |
| 1880 | 751 | +4.9% |
| 1890 | 730 | −2.8% |
| 1900 | 786 | +7.7% |
| 1910 | 919 | +16.9% |
| 1921 | 889 | −3.3% |
| 1930 | 875 | −1.6% |
| 1950 | 1,095 | +25.1% |
| 1961 | 1,227 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 1,176 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | 1,212 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,246 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,300 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,356 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,409 | +3.9% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b "Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Valašská Polanka. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vsetín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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