Vřesová

Municipality in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

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50°15′33″N 12°41′48″E / 50.25917°N 12.69667°E / 50.25917; 12.69667Country

Czech RepublicRegionKarlovy VaryDistrictSokolovFirst mentioned1492Area

• Total3.13 km² (1.21 sq mi)Elevation

473 m (1,552 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total421 • Density130/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

357 35

Websitewww.ouvresova.cz

Vřesová (German: Doglasgrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	599	—
1880	601	+0.3%
1890	629	+4.7%
1900	678	+7.8%
1910	766	+13.0%
1921	779	+1.7%
1930	900	+15.5%
1950	407	−54.8%
1961	162	−60.2%
1970	84	−48.1%
1980	216	+157.1%
1991	196	−9.3%
2001	341	+74.0%
2011	347	+1.8%
2021	360	+3.7%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Economy

Vřesová is known for the large industrial complex of Sokolovská uhelná. The company is one of the main Czech companies operating in the energy sector, focuses on electricity generation and lignite mining and processing.^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Sokolov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Stručný profil" (in Czech). Sokolovská uhelná. Retrieved 2022-03-31.