Vikýřovice

Vikýřovice
Municipality
Wooden bridge in Vikýřovice
Flag Coat of arms
Vikýřovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′41″N 17°0′45″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1391
Area
• Total	11.75 km^2 (4.54 sq mi)
Elevation	335 m (1,099 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,299
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	788 13
Website	www.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

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vikýřovice. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Detail stanice Vikýřovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vikýřovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

External links

• Official website