Hoštice-Heroltice
Hoštice-Heroltice | |
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Coordinates: 49°17′14″N 17°4′0″E / 49.28722°N 17.06667°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Vyškov |
First mentioned | 1349 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 638 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 683 26 |
Website | hostice-heroltice |
Hoštice-Heroltice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[edit]
The municipality is made up of the villages of Hoštice and Heroltice. The two villages are urbanistically fused.
Etymology[edit]
Both the names Hoštice and Heroltice are derived from the personal names – Hošt and Herolt.[2]
Geography[edit]
Hoštice-Heroltice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Vyškov and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Vyškov Gate. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Haná River.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Hoštice is from 1445, Heroltice was first mentioned in 1349. Hoštice and Heroltice were merged into one municipality in 1942.[2]
Demographics[edit]
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport[edit]
The D1 motorway runs through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights[edit]
The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Hoštice. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1445.[5]
Notable people[edit]
- Klement Gottwald (1896–1953), politician and President of Czechoslovakia; possible birthplace
- Pavel Zedníček (born 1949), actor
- Milan Petržela (born 1983), footballer
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hoštice-Heroltice. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-26.