Věž

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°33′50″N 15°27′33″E / 49.56389°N 15.45917°E / 49.56389; 15.45917Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District Havlíčkův BrodFirst mentioned1404Area

• Total14.44 km² (5.58 sq mi)Elevation

538 m (1,765 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total806 • Density56/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

580 01, 582 56

Websitewww.obecvez.cz

Věž is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Věž lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Havlíčkův Brod, 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Jihlava, and 95 km (59 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Jedouchov, Leština, Mozerov and Skála are administrative parts of Věž.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,387	—
1880	1,374	−0.9%
1890	1,365	−0.7%
1900	1,288	−5.6%
1910	1,224	−5.0%
1921	1,184	−3.3%
1930	1,076	−9.1%
1950	861	−20.0%
1961	936	+8.7%
1970	905	−3.3%
1980	823	−9.1%
1991	738	−10.3%
2001	746	+1.1%
2011	814	+9.1%
2021	810	−0.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Havlíčkův Brod" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 23–24.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.