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Hoštice-Heroltice

Coordinates: 49°17′14″N 17°4′0″E / 49.28722°N 17.06667°E / 49.28722; 17.06667
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Hoštice-Heroltice
Municipal office
Municipal office
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Hoštice-Heroltice is located in Czech Republic
Hoštice-Heroltice
Hoštice-Heroltice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°17′14″N 17°4′0″E / 49.28722°N 17.06667°E / 49.28722; 17.06667
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictVyškov
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total627
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
683 26
Websitehostice-heroltice.cz

Hoštice-Heroltice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The municipality is made up of the villages of Hoštice and Heroltice. The two villages are urbanistically fused.

Etymology

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Both the names Hoštice and Heroltice are derived from the personal names – Hošt and Herolt.[2]

Geography

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Hoštice-Heroltice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Vyškov and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Vyškov Gate. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Haná River.

History

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The first written mention of Hoštice is from 1445, Heroltice was first mentioned in 1349. Hoštice and Heroltice were merged into one municipality in 1942.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869617—    
1880663+7.5%
1890659−0.6%
1900724+9.9%
1910779+7.6%
YearPop.±%
1921738−5.3%
1930702−4.9%
1950656−6.6%
1961653−0.5%
1970603−7.7%
YearPop.±%
1980557−7.6%
1991534−4.1%
2001555+3.9%
2011546−1.6%
2021619+13.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights

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The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Hoštice. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1445.[5]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hoštice-Heroltice. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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