Rostěnice-Zvonovice

Rostěnice-Zvonovice
Municipality
Centre of Rostěnice
Flag Coat of arms
Rostěnice-Zvonovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°14′21″N 16°57′51″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Vyškov
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	7.52 km^2 (2.90 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	610
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	682 01
Website	rostenice-zvonovice.cz

Rostěnice-Zvonovice (German: Rosternitz-Swonowitz) is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Rostěnice and Zvonovice.

Geography

Rostěnice-Zvonovice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southwest of Vyškov and 23 km (14 mi) east of Brno. It lies mostly in the Vyškov Gate, only a small part of the municipality in the east extends into the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is the hill Špice at 304 m (997 ft) above sea level. The stream Rostěnický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Rostěnice is from 1141. Zvonovice was first mentioned in 1355. Rostěnice and Zvonovice were merged into one municipality in 1960.[2]

Until 1945, Rostěnice and Zvonovice belonged to the German-speaking enclave called Vyškov Language Island. The area was colonized by German settlers in the second half of the 13th century. The coexistence of Czechs and Germans was mostly peaceful, which changed only after 1935, when many Germans tended to Nazism. In 1945–1946, the German population was expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czech families.[2][3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 632 —     1880 664 +5.1% 1890 664 +0.0% 1900 690 +3.9% 1910 746 +8.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 724 −2.9% 1930 723 −0.1% 1950 661 −8.6% 1961 578 −12.6% 1970 503 −13.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 445 −11.5% 1991 415 −6.7% 2001 440 +6.0% 2011 506 +15.0% 2021 527 +4.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Centre of Zvonovice

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs north of Rostěnice-Zvonovice, just outside the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark is the Chapel of Saint Bartholomew, located in Zvonovice. It was built in second half of the 18th century and modified in the 19th century.[6]

Both Rostěnice and Zvonovice consist of well-preserved farmsteads from the beginning of the 19th century, supplemented by younger buildings, and are protected as two separate village monument zones.[7][8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Rostěnice-Zvonovice. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
3. "S památníkem německým starousedlíkům si Vyškov zatím neví rady" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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. "Kaple sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
7. "Rostěnice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
8. "Zvonovice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

External links

• Official website