Rohatec

Rohatec
Rohatec
Municipality
	Church of Saint Bartholomew
	Flag Coat of arms
	Rohatec Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 48°52′49″N 17°11′0″E / 48.88028°N 17.18333°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	1270
Area
• Total	17.45 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	3,524
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 01
Website	www.rohatec.cz

Rohatec is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Rohatec is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 53 km (33 mi) southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The village is situated on the right bank of the Morava River.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Rohatec is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1270. From 1368 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Rohatec belonged to the Strážnice estate.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,120	—
1880	1,571	+40.3%
1890	1,663	+5.9%
1900	1,844	+10.9%
1910	2,123	+15.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,015	−5.1%
1930	2,233	+10.8%
1950	2,634	+18.0%
1961	3,040	+15.4%
1970	3,041	+0.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	3,203	+5.3%
1991	3,205	+0.1%
2001	3,371	+5.2%
2011	3,475	+3.1%
2021	3,275	−5.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The I/55 road from Olomouc to Břeclav passes through the municipality.

Rohatec is located on the railway lines Přerov–Břeclav and Hodonín–Velká nad Veličkou.^[5]

Sights[edit]

The most valuable monument is a chapel that is the chancel of the original Gothic church. It dates from around 1300.^[6]

After the old church was demolished in 1903, the Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1911. It is the main landmark of Rohatec.^[7]

Notable people[edit]

Zdeněk Škromach (born 1956), politician; lives here
Jakub Kornfeil (born 1993), motorcycle racer; lives here

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (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.
^ "Detail stanice Rohatec" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Kaple" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Farnost Rohatec" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Rohatec" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

[6] "Kaple" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

[7] "Farnost Rohatec" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

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