Lažánky (Brno-Country District)

Lažánky
Municipality
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Lažánky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′44″N 16°23′17″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1236
Area
• Total	13.93 km^2 (5.38 sq mi)
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	878
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 71
Website	www.lazanky.cz

Lažánky is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Lažánky lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Brno and 168 km (104 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

• Lažánky (659)
• Holasice (52)

History

The first written mention of Lažánky is from 1236.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	729	—
1880	853	+17.0%
1890	849	−0.5%
1900	866	+2.0%
1910	916	+5.8%
1921	916	+0.0%
1930	833	−9.1%
1950	793	−4.8%
1961	813	+2.5%
1970	741	−8.9%
1980	686	−7.4%
1991	621	−9.5%
2001	634	+2.1%
2011	697	+9.9%
2021	711	+2.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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. "Naše historie 1236–1899" (in Czech). Obec Lažánky. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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.

External links

• Official website