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Vojkovice (Karlovy Vary District)

Municipality in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

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50°18′12″N 13°0′59″E / 50.30333°N 13.01639°E / 50.30333; 13.01639Country

Czech RepublicRegionKarlovy VaryDistrictKarlovy VaryFirst mentioned1088Area

• Total7.03 km² (2.71 sq mi)Elevation

336 m (1,102 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total625 • Density89/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

362 73, 363 01

Websitewww.vojkovice-nad-ohri.cz

Vojkovice (German: Wickwitz) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Jakubov is an administrative part of Vojkovice.

History

The first written mention of Vojkovice is from 1088, when the village was called Vikvice. Jakubov was first mentioned in 1144, when both villages became property of the newly established monastery in Doksany.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	775	—
1880	819	+5.7%
1890	927	+13.2%
1900	1,290	+39.2%
1910	1,355	+5.0%
1921	1,361	+0.4%
1930	1,524	+12.0%
1950	1,013	−33.5%
1961	901	−11.1%
1970	861	−4.4%
1980	730	−15.2%
1991	538	−26.3%
2001	567	+5.4%
2011	626	+10.4%
2021	582	−7.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.