Strahovice

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First mentioned1349
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Strahovice
Church of Saint Augustin
Church of Saint Augustin
Flag of Strahovice
Coat of arms of Strahovice
Strahovice is located in Czech Republic
Strahovice
Strahovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′7″N 18°5′14″E / 50.00194°N 18.08722°E / 50.00194; 18.08722
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1349
Area
  Total
5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
  Total
891
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 24
Websitewww.strahovice.cz

Strahovice (German: Strandorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

The first written mention of Strahovice is from 1349.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869511    
1880528+3.3%
1890576+9.1%
1900589+2.3%
1910615+4.4%
1921705+14.6%
1930693−1.7%
1950668−3.6%
1961853+27.7%
1970864+1.3%
1980893+3.4%
1991871−2.5%
2001892+2.4%
2011920+3.1%
2021846−8.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

  • Richard Henkes (1900–1945), German priest; worked here in 1941–1943

Twin towns – sister cities

References

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