Litenčice
Litenčice | |
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 View from the Litenčice Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Litenčice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′8″N 17°12′30″E / 49.20222°N 17.20833°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Kroměříž |
| First mentioned | 1141 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 483 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 768 13 |
| Website | www |
Litenčice (German: Litentschitz) is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Strabenice is an administrative part of Litenčice.
Geography
[edit]Litenčice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Kroměříž and 32 km (20 mi) west of Zlín. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 489 m (1,604 ft) above sea level.
History
[edit]Archaeological findings of an early medieval burial site denote a settlement already during the Great Moravian empire. The first written mention of Litenčice is from 1141 in a deed issued by bishop Jindřich Zdík in a rental of the Spytihněv archdeaconry.[2]
A fortress existed here from the second half of the 14th century, however, it was first mentioned in 1437, when it was held by the Zástřizl family. In 1667, during the rule of archbishop Péter Pázmány, it was largely rebuilt to a Baroque palace.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The main landmarks of Litenčice are the church and the castle. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a massive building, built after 1700.[6]
The Litenčice Castle is a valuable four-winged building, gradually created by Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical reconstructions of the original Gothic fortress.[7] Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Litenčice. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Litenčice Castle. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
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