Holštejn

Holštejn
Municipality
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Holštejn Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′23″N 16°46′40″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	6.47 km^2 (2.50 sq mi)
Elevation	462 m (1,516 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	160
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 13
Website	www.holstejn.eu

Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Holštejn lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Blansko, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Brno, and 178 kilometres (111 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Holštejn is from 1349, when Vok I of Holštejn was mentioned. It was a castle and a Market town. Existence of the castle was last mentioned in 1511. In 1550, Holštejn was described as abandoned and only one mill survived. In 1791, the village of Holštejn was established again.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	239	—
1880	238	−0.4%
1890	253	+6.3%
1900	248	−2.0%
1910	260	+4.8%
1921	240	−7.7%
1930	211	−12.1%
1950	220	+4.3%
1961	223	+1.4%
1970	226	+1.3%
1980	209	−7.5%
1991	161	−23.0%
2001	147	−8.7%
2011	153	+4.1%
2021	153	+0.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Josef Korčák (1921–2008), politician

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce Holštejn" (in Czech). Obec Holštejn. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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.

External links

• Official website