Střížovice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
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  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 (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 247 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 768 21 |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
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 edit
The first written mention of Střížovice is from 1365.[3]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights edit
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 edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "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.
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