Viničné Šumice

Viničné Šumice
Viničné Šumice
Municipality
	Common in Viničné Šumice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Viničné Šumice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°12′49″N 16°49′32″E / 49.21361°N 16.82556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,373
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 06
Website	www.vinicne-sumice.cz

Viničné Šumice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Viničné Šumice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Brno. It lies on the border between the Vyškov Gate and Drahany Highlands. The highest point is at 387 m (1,270 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Šumice is from 1350. The village was part of the Vildenberk estate, owned by Jobst of Moravia from 1371, but the Vildenberk Castle was abandoned before 1402. Jobst donated the village to Petr of Kravaře in 1402. In 1417, Šumice acquired the vineyard right. The village then often changed owners, which lasted until 1637. From 1637 to 1920, Šumice was a property of the Liechtenstein family.^[2]

In 1925, the name of the municipality was changed to Viničné Šumice (from vinice, meaning 'vineyard').^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	772	—
1880	855	+10.8%
1890	786	−8.1%
1900	900	+14.5%
1910	954	+6.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	937	−1.8%
1930	969	+3.4%
1950	1,151	+18.8%
1961	1,262	+9.6%
1970	1,196	−5.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,107	−7.4%
1991	1,023	−7.6%
2001	1,018	−0.5%
2011	1,247	+22.5%
2021	1,357	+8.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Economy[edit]

Viničné Šumice is the northernmost wine municipality in Moravia.^[2]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

Viničné Šumice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a stone cross from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, located in the centre of the village. Next to the cross is a belfry.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie a památky" (in Czech). Obec Viničné Šumice. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Viničné Šumice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[historie-2] "Historie a památky" (in Czech). Obec Viničné Šumice. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.

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

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Viničné Šumice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

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