Vír

Vír (German: Wühr) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It lies on the Svratka River.

Vír
Municipality
Vír in the valley of the Svratka River
Flag Coat of arms
Vír Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′27″N 16°19′25″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1364
Area
• Total	5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation	384 m (1,260 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	659
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 66
Website	www.virvudolisvratky.cz

Vír lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 56 kilometres (35 mi) east of Jihlava, and 149 kilometres (93 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	528	—
1880	564	+6.8%
1890	514	−8.9%
1900	552	+7.4%
1910	611	+10.7%
1921	616	+0.8%
1930	717	+16.4%
1950	1,204	+67.9%
1961	1,059	−12.0%
1970	956	−9.7%
1980	853	−10.8%
1991	787	−7.7%
2001	759	−3.6%
2011	695	−8.4%
2021	671	−3.5%
Source: Censuses[2][3]