Strážovice

Strážovice
Municipality
Church of the Holy Trinity
Flag Coat of arms
Strážovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°0′33″N 17°2′51″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	6.03 km^2 (2.33 sq mi)
Elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	599
• Density	99/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 38
Website	www.strazovice.cz

Strážovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstraːʒovɪtsɛ]) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Strážovice is in a deed of Bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	639	—
1880	647	+1.3%
1890	623	−3.7%
1900	669	+7.4%
1910	651	−2.7%
1921	742	+14.0%
1930	713	−3.9%
1950	624	−12.5%
1961	605	−3.0%
1970	554	−8.4%
1980	519	−6.3%
1991	545	+5.0%
2001	546	+0.2%
2011	585	+7.1%
2021	584	−0.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Jano Köhler (1873–1941), painter; lived here and is buried here

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Kultura a historie" (in Czech). Obec Strážovice. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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.

External links

• Official website