Vojkovice (Karlovy Vary District)

Vojkovice
Municipality
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Vojkovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′12″N13°0′59″E / 50.30333°N 13.01639°E / 50.30333; 13.01639
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	1088
Area
• Total	7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation	336 m (1,102 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01) [1]
• Total	610
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	362 73, 363 01
Website	www.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

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vojkovice. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.