Střížovice (Kroměříž District)

Střížovice
Střížovice
Municipality
	Centre of Střížovice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Střížovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°15′26″N 17°26′59″E / 49.25722°N 17.44972°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Kroměříž
First mentioned	1365
Area
• Total	5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	249
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 21
Website	www.strizovice-km.cz

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).^[2]

History

The first written mention of Střížovice is from 1365.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	231	—
1880	256	+10.8%
1890	221	−13.7%
1900	238	+7.7%
1910	287	+20.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	286	−0.3%
1930	256	−10.5%
1950	275	+7.4%
1961	251	−8.7%
1970	244	−2.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	211	−13.5%
1991	212	+0.5%
2001	228	+7.5%
2011	249	+9.2%
2021	233	−6.4%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

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.^[6] Other landmarks are a belfry and a chapel, both from the 18th century.^[7]

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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "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 2024-08-26.
^ "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Střížovice. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

External links

Official website

[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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[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 2024-08-26.

[7] "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Střížovice. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

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