Veselý Žďár

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°38′23″N 15°31′34″E / 49.63972°N 15.52611°E / 49.63972; 15.52611Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District Havlíčkův BrodFirst mentioned1379Area

• Total8.70 km² (3.36 sq mi)Elevation

491 m (1,611 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total599 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

580 01

Websitewww.veselyzdar.cz

Veselý Žďár is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Veselý Žďár lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Havlíčkův Brod, 28 km (17 mi) north of Jihlava, and 94 km (58 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	582	—
1880	570	−2.1%
1890	555	−2.6%
1900	521	−6.1%
1910	594	+14.0%
1921	656	+10.4%
1930	640	−2.4%
1950	572	−10.6%
1961	564	−1.4%
1970	526	−6.7%
1980	510	−3.0%
1991	457	−10.4%
2001	470	+2.8%
2011	517	+10.0%
2021	580	+12.2%
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. 21–22.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.