Roštín

Roštín
Municipality
Centre of Roštín
Centre of Roštín
Flag of Roštín
Flag
Coat of arms of Roštín
Coat of arms
Roštín is located in Czech Republic
Roštín
Roštín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°11′20″N 17°17′10″E / 49.18889°N 17.28611°E / 49.18889; 17.28611
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictKroměříž
First mentioned1240
Area
 • Total
18.03 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
704
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
768 03
Websitewww.rostin.cz

Roštín is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

Roštín is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Kroměříž and 27 km (17 mi) west of Zlín. The northwestern half of the municipality lies in the Litenčice Hills. The southeastern half lies in a forested landscape of the Chřiby range. Brdo, the highest mountain of the whole Central Moravian Carpathians region with an elevation of 587 m (1,926 ft), is located in the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Roštín is from 1240. In 1250, the village was mentioned as property of the monastery in Velehrad. The settlement was probably located around the Church of Saint James the Great. After it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, it was restored on its current location.[2]

Throughout the centuries, it was owned by various lower noblemen, and several times merged with neighbouring Cetechovice and then separated again.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,135—    
18801,121−1.2%
18901,139+1.6%
19001,143+0.4%
19101,140−0.3%
YearPop.±%
19211,174+3.0%
19301,065−9.3%
1950956−10.2%
1961994+4.0%
1970882−11.3%
YearPop.±%
1980773−12.4%
1991677−12.4%
2001673−0.6%
2011693+3.0%
2021654−5.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saint James the Great

The Church of Saint James the Great is a cemetery church, situated in the rural area of Roštín. The original church was first mentioned in 1193, earlier than the village. It was rebuilt several times. Its current form is from 1742.[5]

The Church of Saint Anne was built in the centre of Roštín in 1847 to replace the remote church with its function. It was built on the site of a chapel from 1777.[5]

There is a stone observation tower on the Brdo mountain.[6]

Notable people

  • Roštín as seen from Brdo
    Roštín as seen from Brdo
  • Main street
    Main street
  • Church of Saint Anne
    Church of Saint Anne

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Roštín. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  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.
  5. ^ a b "Kostely" (in Czech). Obec Roštín. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. ^ "Rozhledna Brdo ve Chřibech" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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