Chvalovice (Znojmo District)

Chvalovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Margaret
Flag Coat of arms
Chvalovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°47′12″N 16°4′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Znojmo
First mentioned	1279
Area
• Total	8.84 km^2 (3.41 sq mi)
Elevation	222 m (728 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	688
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	669 02
Website	www.chvalovice.cz

Chvalovice (German: Kallendorf) is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

• Chvalovice (626)
• Hatě (0)

Geography

Chvalovice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Znojmo and 57 km (35 mi) southwest of Brno, on the border with Austria. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is at 270 m (890 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Chvalovice is from 1279. The owners of the village often changed; among the most important were the Dietrichstein family, the Jesuit college in Znojmo and the Cistercian monastery in Tišnov. From the 17th century until 1784, it was property of the Premonstratensian Louka Monastery.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 692 —     1880 771 +11.4% 1890 808 +4.8% 1900 762 −5.7% 1910 760 −0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 690 −9.2% 1930 722 +4.6% 1950 493 −31.7% 1961 401 −18.7% 1970 373 −7.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 377 +1.1% 1991 414 +9.8% 2001 417 +0.7% 2011 529 +26.9% 2021 626 +18.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

On the Czech-Austrian border is the road border crossing Hatě / Kleinhaugsdorf. The I/38 road (part of the European route E59) from Znojmo to the Czech-Austrian border passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Chvalovice is the Church of Saint Margaret. It is a Baroque building with a late Gothic core from the 15th century.[6]

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. "Charakteristika obce Chvalovice" (in Czech). Obec Chvalovice. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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. "Areál kostela sv. Markéty" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-03.

External links

• Official website