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Kuželov

Coordinates: 48°51′35″N 17°29′20″E / 48.85972°N 17.48889°E / 48.85972; 17.48889
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Kuželov
Windmill
Windmill
Flag of Kuželov
Coat of arms of Kuželov
Kuželov is located in Czech Republic
Kuželov
Kuželov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°51′35″N 17°29′20″E / 48.85972°N 17.48889°E / 48.85972; 17.48889
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
First mentioned1406
Area
 • Total
10.15 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
402
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
696 73
Websitewww.kuzelov.com

Kuželov (German: Kuzelau) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Kuželov, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Hodonín, 75 km (47 mi) south-east of Brno, and 262 km (163 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869586—    
1880655+11.8%
1890670+2.3%
1900678+1.2%
1910703+3.7%
1921659−6.3%
1930582−11.7%
1950560−3.8%
1961567+1.2%
1970476−16.0%
1980454−4.6%
1991434−4.4%
2001436+0.5%
2011398−8.7%
2021386−3.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Sights

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Kuželov is known for a windmill, protected as a national cultural monument. It dates from 1842. It is a rare example of preserved Holland-type windmill. After the reconstruction, the mill is functional again and its interior houses an exposition about milling and life in the Horňácko region.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "Větrný mlýn v Kuželově" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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