Štáblovice

Štáblovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Lawrence
Flag Coat of arms
Štáblovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′48″N 17°49′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1389
Area
• Total	10.37 km^2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	720
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 82
Website	www.obecstablovice.cz

Štáblovice (German: Stablowitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Lipina is an administrative part of Štáblovice.

Geography

Štáblovice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southwest of Opava and 30 km (19 mi) west of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 478 m (1,568 ft) above sea level. The Hvozdnice River flows along the northern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Štáblovice is from 1389. The village was founded between 1245 and 1281.[2]

Lipina was founded in 1783 on the site of a former village, which was first documented here in 1377.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 719 —     1880 767 +6.7% 1890 775 +1.0% 1900 741 −4.4% 1910 759 +2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 666 −12.3% 1930 707 +6.2% 1950 555 −21.5% 1961 650 +17.1% 1970 562 −13.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 566 +0.7% 1991 567 +0.2% 2001 594 +4.8% 2011 606 +2.0% 2021 640 +5.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Štáblovice is located on the railway line Opava–Svobodné Heřmanice, but trains run on it only on weekends and holidays during the summer season.[6]

Sights

Štáblovice Castle

The main landmark is the Štáblovice Castle. A fortress in Štáblovice was first mentioned in 1528. It was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the second half of the 16th century and then baroque rebuilt in the second half of the 17th century. Today it is privately owned.[7]

The Church of Saint Lawrence was built in 1603. The church building was replaced by a new one in 1854–1855, only the tower has been preserved.[8]

The village of Lipina has well preserved folk architecture and is protected by law as a village monument reservation. It consists of brick houses and farm buildings from the end of the 18th century and from the 19th century. The chapel in the centre of the village dates from 1867.[3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Štáblovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
3. "Lipina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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. "Jízdní řády" (in Czech). Railway Capital. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
7. "Zámek" (in Czech). Obec Štáblovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
8. "Farní kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). Obec Štáblovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

External links

• Official website