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