Poličná

Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic

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49°27′48″N 17°56′13″E / 49.46333°N 17.93694°E / 49.46333; 17.93694Country

Czech RepublicRegion Zlín District VsetínFirst mentioned1310Area

• Total11.05 km² (4.27 sq mi)Elevation

293 m (961 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,754 • Density160/km² (410/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

757 01

Websitewww.policna.cz

Poličná (German: Politschen) is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Poličná is from 1310. It was probably founded around 1270.^[2]

Poličná was joined to the town of Valašské Meziříčí in 1976, until a vote to separate the town was held on 21 April 2012, in which the majority voted in favor. On 1 January 2013, Poličná officially became independent again.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,067	—
1880	1,086	+1.8%
1890	1,112	+2.4%
1900	1,100	−1.1%
1910	1,188	+8.0%
1921	1,173	−1.3%
1930	1,350	+15.1%
1950	1,356	+0.4%
1961	1,445	+6.6%
1970	1,438	−0.5%
1980	1,526	+6.1%
1991	1,607	+5.3%
2001	1,651	+2.7%
2011	1,705	+3.3%
2021	1,716	+0.6%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "O obci Poličná" (in Czech). Obec Poličná. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vsetín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.