Litenčice

Litenčice
Market town
View from the Litenčice Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Litenčice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°12′8″N 17°12′30″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Kroměříž
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	10.53 km^2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation	358 m (1,175 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	483
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 13
Website	www.litencice.com

Litenčice (German: Litentschitz) is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

• Litenčice (363)
• Strabenice (88)

Geography

Litenčice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Kroměříž and 32 km (20 mi) west of Zlín. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 489 m (1,604 ft) above sea level.

History

Archaeological findings of an early medieval burial site denote a settlement already during the Great Moravian empire. The first written mention of Litenčice is from 1141 in a deed issued by bishop Jindřich Zdík in a rental of the Spytihněv archdeaconry.[3]

A fortress existed here from the second half of the 14th century, however, it was first mentioned in 1437, when it was held by the Zástřizl family. In 1667, during the rule of archbishop Péter Pázmány, it was largely rebuilt to a Baroque palace.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 945 —     1880 1,097 +16.1% 1890 1,030 −6.1% 1900 1,023 −0.7% 1910 1,072 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,008 −6.0% 1930 964 −4.4% 1950 796 −17.4% 1961 755 −5.2% 1970 665 −11.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 542 −18.5% 1991 469 −13.5% 2001 466 −0.6% 2011 494 +6.0% 2021 451 −8.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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

Sights

Litenčice Castle

The main landmarks of Litenčice are the church and the castle. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a massive building, built after 1700.[7]

The Litenčice Castle is a valuable four-winged building, gradually created by Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical reconstructions of the original Gothic fortress.[8] Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.[4]

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. "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Litenčice. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
4. "Historie" (in Czech). Litenčice Castle. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
8. "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

External links

• Official website