Strahovice
Strahovice | |
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Church of Saint Augustin | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Strahovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′7″N 18°5′14″E / 50.00194°N 18.08722°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1349 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 891 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 24 |
| Website | www |
Strahovice (German: Strandorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.
History
The first written mention of Strahovice is from 1349.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 511 | — |
| 1880 | 528 | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 576 | +9.1% |
| 1900 | 589 | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 615 | +4.4% |
| 1921 | 705 | +14.6% |
| 1930 | 693 | −1.7% |
| 1950 | 668 | −3.6% |
| 1961 | 853 | +27.7% |
| 1970 | 864 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 893 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 871 | −2.5% |
| 2001 | 892 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 920 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 846 | −8.0% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
- Richard Henkes (1900–1945), German priest; worked here in 1941–1943
Twin towns – sister cities
Strahovice is twinned with:[5]
- Krzanowice, Poland
- Ruppach-Goldhausen, Germany
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "O obci a okolí" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
External links
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