Jezernice, Czech Republic

Jezernice
Jezernice
Municipality
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	Jezernice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°32′52″N 17°37′30″E / 49.54778°N 17.62500°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Přerov
First mentioned	1353
Area
• Total	9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation	259 m (850 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	661
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	751 35
Website	www.jezernice.cz

Jezernice is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

Jezernice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Přerov and 25 km (16 mi) east of Olomouc. It lies in the Moravian Gate lowland. The Bečva River flows through the southern part of the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Jezernice is from 1353, when it was part of the Drahotuše estate. Among the most notable owners of the village were the Pernštejn family and Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	816	—
1880	904	+10.8%
1890	896	−0.9%
1900	929	+3.7%
1910	1,031	+11.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	941	−8.7%
1930	853	−9.4%
1950	748	−12.3%
1961	775	+3.6%
1970	712	−8.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	713	+0.1%
1991	670	−6.0%
2001	674	+0.6%
2011	642	−4.7%
2021	651	+1.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D1 motorway (part of European route E462) from Brno to Ostrava runs north of Jezernice. The I/47 road (part of European route E442) from Přerov to Odry passes through the southern part of the municipality.

The major railway lines Prague–Púchov and Brno–Bohumín runs through the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Lipník nad Bečvou.

Sights

Jezernice is known for a pair of adjacent railway viaducts, protected as a cultural monument. The southern brick viaduct was built for Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway in 1842 and the northern stone viaduct was added in 1873 to make the track double-track. They are 426 metres (1,398 ft) and 415 m (1,362 ft) long and are made up of 42 arches.^[5]

A notable landmark is the Church of Saint Martin, which dates from the 15th century.^[2]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Jezernice. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
^ "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.
^ "Jezernický viadukt" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Jezernice. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

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

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

[5] "Jezernický viadukt" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

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