Vranovice-Kelčice

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°24′13″N 17°6′1″E / 49.40361°N 17.10028°E / 49.40361; 17.10028Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict ProstějovFirst mentioned1258Area

• Total7.87 km² (3.04 sq mi)Elevation

233 m (764 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total604 • Density77/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

798 08

Websitewww.vranovicekelcice.cz

Vranovice-Kelčice is a municipality in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Vranovice-Kelčice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Prostějov, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Olomouc, and 208 km (129 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Vranovice and Kelčice.

History

The first written mention of Kelčice is from 1258. The first written mention of Vranovice is from 1337. The two formerly separate municipalities merged in 1964.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	698	—
1880	769	+10.2%
1890	732	−4.8%
1900	720	−1.6%
1910	802	+11.4%
1921	780	−2.7%
1930	771	−1.2%
1950	685	−11.2%
1961	644	−6.0%
1970	604	−6.2%
1980	591	−2.2%
1991	553	−6.4%
2001	593	+7.2%
2011	596	+0.5%
2021	573	−3.9%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Naše historie" (in Czech). Obec Vranovice-Kelčice. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prostějov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.