Šlapanice

For the municipality in the Central Bohemian Region, see Šlapanice (Kladno District).

Šlapanice
Town
Masaryk Square with the museum and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Šlapanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°10′7″N 16°43′38″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1235
Government
• Mayor	Michaela Trněná (STAN)
Area
• Total	14.64 km^2 (5.65 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,952
• Density	540/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 51
Website	www.slapanice.cz

Šlapanice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃlapaɲɪtsɛ]) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Šlapanice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Šlapanice (7,460)
• Bedřichovice (339)

Geography

Šlapanice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The Říčka stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Šlapanice is from 1235.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,096 —     1880 2,150 +2.6% 1890 2,895 +34.7% 1900 3,226 +11.4% 1910 4,019 +24.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,191 +4.3% 1930 4,769 +13.8% 1950 5,075 +6.4% 1961 5,387 +6.1% 1970 5,410 +0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 6,841 +26.5% 1991 6,172 −9.8% 2001 6,214 +0.7% 2011 7,109 +14.4% 2021 7,799 +9.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

The largest employer based in the town's territory is CCI Czech Republic, a branch of IMI plc. It produces valves for the oil, petrochemical and energy industries.[6]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs around the town.

Šlapanice is located on the railway line Brno–Uherské Hradiště.[7]

Sights

The main landmark of Šlapanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century.[8]

Notable people

• Alois Kalvoda (1875–1934), painter
• František Šterc (1912–1978), footballer
• Vratislav Štěpánek (1930–2013), clergyman and bishop; died here
• Libuše Šafránková (1953–2021), actress
• Lukáš Dostál (born 2000), ice hockey player

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Šlapanice is twinned with:[9]

• Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Město Šlapanice. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "O nás" (in Czech). CCI Czech Republic, s.r.o. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
7. "Detail stanice Šlapanice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
8. "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
9. "Jumelages" (in French). Braine-l'Alleud. Retrieved 2023-08-06.

External links

• Official website