Hrubá Vrbka

Hrubá Vrbka (German: Gross Wrbka) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Hrubá Vrbka
Municipality
Common with a belfry
Flag Coat of arms
Hrubá Vrbka Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′19″N 17°28′37″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	621
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 73
Website	www.hrubavrbka.cz

Hrubá Vrbka, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Hodonín, 73 km (45 mi) south-east of Brno, and 259 km (161 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Hrubá Vrbka (initially called Velká Vrbka or just Vrbka) is from 1242. Soon after, the village became part of the Strážnice estate and shared its owners.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	731	—
1880	829	+13.4%
1890	853	+2.9%
1900	863	+1.2%
1910	901	+4.4%
1921	974	+8.1%
1930	988	+1.4%
1950	911	−7.8%
1961	952	+4.5%
1970	888	−6.7%
1980	805	−9.3%
1991	762	−5.3%
2001	719	−5.6%
2011	626	−12.9%
2021	569	−9.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Gorazd Pavlík (1879–1942), bishop and saint
• Martin Řehák (1933–2010), athlete