Police (Vsetín District)

Police
Municipality
Upper part of Police
Flag Coat of arms
Police Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′24″N 17°52′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
First mentioned	1383
Area
• Total	13.24 km^2 (5.11 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	611
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	756 44
Website	www.obecpolice.cz

Police (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpolɪtsɛ]) is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Police lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Vsetín, 29 km (18 mi) north-east of Zlín, and 258 km (160 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	644	—
1880	690	+7.1%
1890	635	−8.0%
1900	634	−0.2%
1910	630	−0.6%
1921	610	−3.2%
1930	668	+9.5%
1950	655	−1.9%
1961	677	+3.4%
1970	583	−13.9%
1980	556	−4.6%
1991	515	−7.4%
2001	546	+6.0%
2011	537	−1.6%
2021	569	+6.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website