Strážovice

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°0′33″N 17°2′51″E / 49.00917°N 17.04750°E / 49.00917; 17.04750Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrict HodonínFirst mentioned1141Area

• Total6.03 km² (2.33 sq mi)Elevation

324 m (1,063 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total599 • Density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

696 38

Websitewww.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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Kultura a historie" (in Czech). Obec Strážovice. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.