Šaratice

Šaratice
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag Coat of arms
Šaratice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°7′3″N 16°48′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Vyškov
First mentioned	1209
Area
• Total	8.25 km^2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation	204 m (669 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,065
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	683 53
Website	www.saratice.cz

Šaratice is a municipality and village in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Šaratice lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Vyškov, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Brno, and 204 km (127 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Šaratice is from 1209.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	834	—
1880	878	+5.3%
1890	858	−2.3%
1900	923	+7.6%
1910	988	+7.0%
1921	1,030	+4.3%
1930	1,129	+9.6%
1950	1,055	−6.6%
1961	1,075	+1.9%
1970	970	−9.8%
1980	962	−0.8%
1991	921	−4.3%
2001	892	−3.1%
2011	1,012	+13.5%
2021	1,043	+3.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

Šaratice is known for the production of the mineral water Šaratica with laxative effects. The water is bottled since 1896.[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Šaratice. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
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.
5. "Historie Šaratice" (in Czech). Ondrášovka a.s. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

External links

• Official website