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Střížovice (Kroměříž District)

Střížovice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Geography

Střížovice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Kroměříž and 14 km (9 mi) northwest of Zlín. It lies in a mainly agricultural landscape on the border between the Chřiby range and Upper Morava Valley. The Morava River forms the eastern municipal border.

There is a wetland called Bašnov, protected as a nature monument due to the presence of the European fire-bellied toad. The nature monument has an area of 17.5 ha (43 acres).

History

The first written mention of Střížovice is from 1365.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869231—    
1880256+10.8%
1890221−13.7%
1900238+7.7%
1910287+20.6%
YearPop.±%
1921286−0.3%
1930256−10.5%
1950275+7.4%
1961251−8.7%
1970244−2.8%
YearPop.±%
1980211−13.5%
1991212+0.5%
2001228+7.5%
2011249+9.2%
2021233−6.4%
Source: Censuses

Transport

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

Sights

There are no major sights in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are a statue of Saint Florian from 1723 and a stone cross from 1748. Other landmarks are a belfry and a chapel, both from the 18th century.

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Bašnov" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Střížovice. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kroměříž" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Střížovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  7. ^ "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Střížovice. Retrieved 2024-05-01.