Strážovice

Strážovice
Church of the Holy Trinity
Strážovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°0′33″N 17°2′51″E / 49.00917°N 17.04750°E / 49.00917; 17.04750
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
First mentioned1141
Area
 • Total
6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
603
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
696 38
Websitewww.strazovice.cz

Strážovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstraːʒovɪtsɛ]) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Strážovice is in a deed of Bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869639—    
1880647+1.3%
1890623−3.7%
1900669+7.4%
1910651−2.7%
1921742+14.0%
1930713−3.9%
1950624−12.5%
1961605−3.0%
1970554−8.4%
1980519−6.3%
1991545+5.0%
2001546+0.2%
2011585+7.1%
2021584−0.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

  • Jano Köhler (1873–1941), painter; lived here and is buried here

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Kultura a historie" (in Czech). Obec Strážovice. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.