Václavov u Bruntálu

Václavov u Bruntálu (German: Wildgrub) is a municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Václavov u Bruntálu
Municipality
Municipal office
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Václavov u Bruntálu Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′29″N 17°22′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1385
Area
• Total	25.78 km2 (9.95 sq mi)
Elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	489
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	792 01
Website	www.vaclavovubruntalu.cz

Administrative division

Václavov u Bruntálu consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Dolní Václavov (140)
• Horní Václavov (327)

History

The first written mention of Václavov is from 1385, when Dolní Václavov was called Nikolsaus. From 1405, it was called Dolní Václavov (Nieder Wildgrub) and Horní Václavov (Ober Wildgrub) was also documented.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,308	—
1880	1,243	−5.0%
1890	1,197	−3.7%
1900	1,138	−4.9%
1910	1,145	+0.6%
1921	1,027	−10.3%
1930	1,045	+1.8%
1950	472	−54.8%
1961	507	+7.4%
1970	492	−3.0%
1980	458	−6.9%
1991	438	−4.4%
2001	483	+10.3%
2011	403	−16.6%
2021	467	+15.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]