Strahovice
Appearance
Strahovice | |
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Coordinates: 50°0′7″N 18°5′14″E / 50.00194°N 18.08722°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Opava |
First mentioned | 1349 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 884 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 747 24 |
Website | www |
Strahovice (German: Strandorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Strahovice is from 1349.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1869 | 511 | — |
1880 | 528 | +3.3% |
1890 | 576 | +9.1% |
1900 | 589 | +2.3% |
1910 | 615 | +4.4% |
1921 | 705 | +14.6% |
1930 | 693 | −1.7% |
1950 | 668 | −3.6% |
1961 | 853 | +27.7% |
1970 | 864 | +1.3% |
1980 | 893 | +3.4% |
1991 | 871 | −2.5% |
2001 | 892 | +2.4% |
2011 | 920 | +3.1% |
2021 | 846 | −8.0% |
Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Notable people
[edit]- Richard Henkes (1900–1945), German priest; worked here in 1941–1943
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Strahovice is twinned with:[5]
- Krzanowice, Poland
- Ruppach-Goldhausen, Germany
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "O obci a okolí" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
External links
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