Valašská Polanka

Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic

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49°15′44″N 17°59′48″E / 49.26222°N 17.99667°E / 49.26222; 17.99667Country

Czech RepublicRegion Zlín District VsetínFirst mentioned1361Area

• Total12.35 km² (4.77 sq mi)Elevation

388 m (1,273 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,478 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

756 11

Websitewww.valasskapolanka.cz

Valašská Polanka is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Valašská Polanka lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Vsetín, 25 km (16 mi) east of Zlín, and 274 km (170 mi) east of Prague.

Etymology

The name is derivered from the region of Moravian Wallachia (Czech: Valašsko), in which it lies, and the old Czech word polana, which meant a field lined with forest.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Polanka is from 1361. The name of Valašská Polanka has been used since 1929.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	716	—
1880	751	+4.9%
1890	730	−2.8%
1900	786	+7.7%
1910	919	+16.9%
1921	889	−3.3%
1930	875	−1.6%
1950	1,095	+25.1%
1961	1,227	+12.1%
1970	1,176	−4.2%
1980	1,212	+3.1%
1991	1,246	+2.8%
2001	1,300	+4.3%
2011	1,356	+4.3%
2021	1,409	+3.9%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Valašská Polanka. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vsetín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.