Zvole (Šumperk District)

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°50′23″N 16°54′52″E / 49.83972°N 16.91444°E / 49.83972; 16.91444Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict ŠumperkFirst mentioned1273Area

• Total6.56 km² (2.53 sq mi)Elevation

265 m (869 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total860 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

789 01

Websitewww.obec-zvole.cz

Zvole (German: Schmole) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Zvole lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Šumperk, 37 km (23 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 181 km (112 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	926	—
1880	914	−1.3%
1890	919	+0.5%
1900	985	+7.2%
1910	963	−2.2%
1921	971	+0.8%
1930	938	−3.4%
1950	750	−20.0%
1961	767	+2.3%
1970	739	−3.7%
1980	704	−4.7%
1991	704	+0.0%
2001	781	+10.9%
2011	789	+1.0%
2021	798	+1.1%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

František Hoplíček (1890–1946), painter and athlete

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Šumperk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.