Srubec

Srubec
Municipality
Stará Pohůrka, a part of Srubec
Flag Coat of arms
Srubec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°56′53″N 14°32′29″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1439
Area
• Total	6.00 km^2 (2.32 sq mi)
Elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,977
• Density	500/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	370 06
Website	www.srubec.cz

Srubec is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Stará Pohůrka is an administrative part of Srubec.

Geography

Srubec is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of České Budějovice. It lies mostly in the Třeboň Basin, on the western tip of the municipal territory extends into the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is at 545 m (1,788 ft) above sea level. The villages of Srubec and Stará Pohůrka are urbanistically fused. They are also fused with neighbouring Dobrá Voda u Českých Budějovic.

History

The first written mention of Srubec is from 1439. Until 1602, the owners of the village often changed. From 1602 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Srubec was a property of the city of České Budějovice. It was an agricultural village, only in the first half of the 19th century it was a silver mining site.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 545 —     1880 673 +23.5% 1890 769 +14.3% 1900 740 −3.8% 1910 843 +13.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 874 +3.7% 1930 971 +11.1% 1950 827 −14.8% 1961 676 −18.3% 1970 689 +1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 716 +3.9% 1991 695 −2.9% 2001 917 +31.9% 2011 2,015 +119.7% 2021 2,926 +45.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

Chapel of the Virgin Mary

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5] Among the landmarks are the two chapels, one in the centre of Srubec and one in the centre of Stará Pohůrka. The Chapel of the Virgin Mary in Srubec dates from 1908.[2]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Srubec. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Srubec". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-23.

External links

• Official website