Vlachovice [ˈvʊləxəˈvitsɛ] is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Vlachovice | |
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,_křižovatka.jpg) Main intersection in Vlachovice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vlachovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°7′26″N 17°56′24″E / 49.12389°N 17.94000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Zlín |
| First mentioned | 1261 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.38 km2 (8.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,485 |
| • Density | 66.35/km2 (171.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 763 24 |
| Website | www |
Vlachovice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Zlín and 276 km (171 mi) south-east of Prague.
Administrative division
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editIn 2014, a series of explosions occurred in a military warehouse in the village of Vrbětice. Presumably, the explosion was caused by the Russian GRU agents.[3]
Demographics
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edit- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ "Senior GRU Leader Directly Involved With Czech Arms Depot Explosion". Bellingcat. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "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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