Šakvice
Šakvice | |
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Church of Saint Barbara | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Šakvice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′51″N 16°42′51″E / 48.89750°N 16.71417°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Břeclav |
| First mentioned | 1248 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,574 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 691 67 |
| Website | www |
Šakvice (German: Schakwitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Šakvice lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Břeclav, 35 km (22 mi) south of Brno, and 213 km (132 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Šakvice is from 1248.[2]
Šakvice train collision took place here in 1953.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 944 | — |
| 1880 | 1,137 | +20.4% |
| 1890 | 1,188 | +4.5% |
| 1900 | 1,154 | −2.9% |
| 1910 | 1,159 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 1,325 | +14.3% |
| 1930 | 1,512 | +14.1% |
| 1950 | 1,360 | −10.1% |
| 1961 | 1,471 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 1,605 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 1,573 | −2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,441 | −8.4% |
| 2001 | 1,391 | −3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,380 | −0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,483 | +7.5% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Šakvice. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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