Šošůvka

Šošůvka
Municipality
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Šošůvka Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′38″N 16°45′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1374
Area
• Total	5.12 km^2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	685
• Density	130/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 13
Website	sosuvka.com

Šošůvka is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

Šošůvka is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Blansko and 24 km (15 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Helišova skála at 613 m (2,011 ft) above sea level. Šošůvka lies on the northern border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. Part of the Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves") Nature Reserve is located in the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Šošůvka is from 1374.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 477 —     1880 649 +36.1% 1890 713 +9.9% 1900 703 −1.4% 1910 732 +4.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 728 −0.5% 1930 680 −6.6% 1950 628 −7.6% 1961 682 +8.6% 1970 697 +2.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 700 +0.4% 1991 694 −0.9% 2001 711 +2.4% 2011 670 −5.8% 2021 651 −2.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Šošůvka is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monument are two crosses: a stone cross from 1800 and a cast iron cross from 1855.[5]

The main landmark of Šošůvka is the Chapel of Saints Wenceslaus and Agnes, located next to the cemetery. It is a modern chapel, built in 2001–2002.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Šošůvka. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
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. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šošůvka". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
6. "Kaple sv. Václava a sv. Anežky České v Šošůvce" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

External links

• Official website