Vrchy

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°45′4″N 17°52′16″E / 49.75111°N 17.87111°E / 49.75111; 17.87111Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Nový JičínFirst mentioned1437Area

• Total10.54 km² (4.07 sq mi)Elevation

474 m (1,555 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total225 • Density21/km² (55/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

742 45

Websitewww.obec-vrchy.cz

Vrchy (until 1947 Valtéřovice; German: Waltersdorf) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	546	—
1880	569	+4.2%
1890	541	−4.9%
1900	543	+0.4%
1910	583	+7.4%
1921	526	−9.8%
1930	501	−4.8%
1950	311	−37.9%
1961	273	−12.2%
1970	235	−13.9%
1980	217	−7.7%
1991	230	+6.0%
2001	229	−0.4%
2011	195	−14.8%
2021	213	+9.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nový Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.