Hvězdlice
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| Nové Hvězdlice Castle Nové Hvězdlice Castle | |
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Hvězdlice is located in Czech Republic Hvězdlice Hvězdlice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′36′′N 17°5′1′′E / 49.19333°N 17.08361°E / 49.19333; 17.08361 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Vyškov |
| First mentioned | 1282 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.40 km2 (4.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2024年01月01日)[1] | |
• Total | 582 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 683 42 |
| Website | hvezdlice |
Hvězdlice (German: Neu-Wieslitz) is a market town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
[edit ]Hvězdlice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Nové Hvězdlice (524)
- Staré Hvězdlice (79)
Geography
[edit ]Hvězdlice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Vyškov and 32 km (20 mi) east of Brno. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 457 m (1,499 ft) above sea level.
History
[edit ]The first written mention of Staré Hvězdlice is from 1282. Nové Hvězdlice was first mentioned in 1353, when there was a fortress. In that year, it was already referred to as a market town. From 1411 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Staré Hvězdlice and Nové Hvězdlice were owned by the St. Thomas's Abbey in Brno.[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 landmark of Staré Hvězdlice is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius and All Saints. It is a Baroque church with a Romanesque core.[6]
The Church of Saint James the Great is located in Nové Hvězdlice. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1770–1773. It has a rich sculptural equipment.[7]
The Nové Hvězdlice Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1712. This architecturally valuable building now houses a retirement home.[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024年05月17日.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Svazek obcí Mezihoří. Retrieved 2024年04月12日.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015年12月21日.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021年03月27日.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Cyrila a Metoděje, Všech svatých" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024年04月12日.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jakuba" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024年04月12日.
- ^ "Areál zámku" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024年04月12日.
