Slavkovice
Village in Vysočina, Czech Republic
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Slavkovice (German: Slawkowitz) is a village and municipal part of Nové Město na Moravě in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Slavkovice | |
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Village | |
Church of the Divine Mercy and Saint Faustina | |
  Slavkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′9″N 16°1′47″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Municipality | Nové Město na Moravě |
| First mentioned | 1264 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 576 m (1,890 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 431 |
| • Density | 89.0/km2 (231/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 592 31 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Slavkovice is located in the western part of the territory of Nové Město na Moravě, about 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou and 56 km (35 mi) northwest of Brno.
The stream Slavkovický potok flows through the village. In the centre of the village, the fishpond Velký rybník is built on the stream.[2]
History
The first written mention of Slavkovice dates back to 1264,[3] when the burgrave Bohuslav of Lichtenburg bequeathed the village to Žďár Monastery upon his death.[2]
In 1830, a local village school was established in house No. 5. A dedicated school building was constructed in 1838.[4]
From 1850 to 1905, Veselíčko (now part of Žďár nad Sázavou) was a municipal part of Slavkovice and shared its school.[2]
Between 1966 and 1970, uranium ore was mined near the village.[5]
Since 1980, Slavkovice has been a municipal part of Nové Město na Moravě.[2]
Demographics
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in Slavkovice.[7]
In 2005–2007, the Church of the Divine Mercy and Saint Faustina was built.[8]
