Hrubá Vrbka
Hrubá Vrbka | |
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.jpg) Common with a belfry | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hrubá Vrbka Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′19″N 17°28′37″E / 48.87194°N 17.47694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| First mentioned | 1360 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 621 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 73 |
| Website | www |
Hrubá Vrbka (German: Gross Wrbka) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Hrubá Vrbka, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Hodonín, 73 km (45 mi) south-east of Brno, and 259 km (161 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Hrubá Vrbka (initially called Velká Vrbka or just Vrbka) is from 1242. Soon after, the village became part of the Strážnice estate and shared its owners.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 731 | — |
| 1880 | 829 | +13.4% |
| 1890 | 853 | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 863 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 901 | +4.4% |
| 1921 | 974 | +8.1% |
| 1930 | 988 | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 911 | −7.8% |
| 1961 | 952 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 888 | −6.7% |
| 1980 | 805 | −9.3% |
| 1991 | 762 | −5.3% |
| 2001 | 719 | −5.6% |
| 2011 | 626 | −12.9% |
| 2021 | 569 | −9.1% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
- Gorazd Pavlík (1879–1942), bishop and saint
- Martin Řehák (1933–2010), athlete
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hrubá Vrbka. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "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.
External links
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