Slavětín (Louny District)

Slavětín
Market town
Panorama of Slavětín with the Central Bohemian Uplands in the background
Coat of arms
Slavětín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′3″N 13°54′28″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Louny
First mentioned	1269
Area
• Total	8.37 km^2 (3.23 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	653
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	439 09, 440 01
Website	www.slavetin.info

Slavětín is a market town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Kystra is an administrative part of Slavětín.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Slavata, meaning "Slavata's (court)".[2]

Geography

Slavětín is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Louny and 44 km (27 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in a mainly agricultural landscape in the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 332 m (1,089 ft) above sea level. The northern municipal border is former by the Ohře River.

History

The first written mention of Slavětín is from 1269, when Prague bishop Jan III of Dražice received the settlement from King Ottokar II.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 689 —     1880 664 −3.6% 1890 693 +4.4% 1900 769 +11.0% 1910 780 +1.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 853 +9.4% 1930 896 +5.0% 1950 655 −26.9% 1961 621 −5.2% 1970 577 −7.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 495 −14.2% 1991 423 −14.5% 2001 423 +0.0% 2011 463 +9.5% 2021 609 +31.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Slavětín is located on the railway line Česká Lípa–Postoloprty.[6]

Sights

Church of Saint James the Great

The main landmark of Slavětín is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a rare medieval monument. It was built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century and rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century. The original tower was replaced by the current one in 1837. In 1880–1881, the church was restored by Josef Mocker.[7]

A notable building is the octagonal Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1672–1677.[8]

Notable people

• Konstantin Biebl (1898–1951), poet
• Otto Trefný (1932–2019), physician and politician

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 97–98.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Dobrovolný svazek obcí mikroregionu Perucko. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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. "Detail stanice Slavětín n.Ohří" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
7. "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
8. "Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

External links

• Official website