Police (Vsetín District)
Police | |
|---|---|
Upper part of Police | |
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![]() Police Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′24″N 17°52′3″E / 49.45667°N 17.86750°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| First mentioned | 1383 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 604 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 756 44 |
| Website | www |
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
| 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
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "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.
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