Boskovštejn (German: Boskowstein) is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Boskovštejn | |
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![]() Centre of Boskovštejn | |
Coordinates: 48°58′58″N 15°55′46″E / 48.98278°N 15.92944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Znojmo |
First mentioned | 1586 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 190 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 671 54 |
Website | www |
Boskovštejn lies on the Jevišovka River, approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Znojmo, 55 km (34 mi) south-west of Brno, and 166 km (103 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 403 | — |
1880 | 377 | −6.5% |
1890 | 420 | +11.4% |
1900 | 478 | +13.8% |
1910 | 449 | −6.1% |
1921 | 440 | −2.0% |
1930 | 408 | −7.3% |
1950 | 317 | −22.3% |
1961 | 363 | +14.5% |
1970 | 285 | −21.5% |
1980 | 237 | −16.8% |
1991 | 156 | −34.2% |
2001 | 146 | −6.4% |
2011 | 144 | −1.4% |
2021 | 161 | +11.8% |
Source: Censuses[2][3] |
Sights
editThe main landmark is the Boskovštejn Castle. It was built as a water fortress in the early 16th century. Around 1600, it was rebuilt into a castle. At present the building serves as a bicycle museum.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Boskovštejn.