Hlína is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Hlína | |
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 Church of Saint Cunigunde | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hlína Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°6′49″N 16°25′34″E / 49.11361°N 16.42611°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1537 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 319 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 91 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name means literally 'loam'.
Geography
editHlína is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies in a hilly landscape of the Bobrava Highlands. The highest point is at 460 m (1,510 ft) above sea level.
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Hlína is the Church of Saint Cunigunde. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1771, which makes it the oldest building in the municipality. In the interior there is a valuable late Gothic statue of St. Catherine.[4]
A tourist destination is the Vladimír Menšík Observation Tower. It is a 22 m (72 ft) high wooden observation tower accessible all year round. It was built in 2007. It bears the name of actor Vladimír Menšík, who was born in nearby Ivančice.[5]
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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Kunhuty" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ "Rozhledna Vladimíra Menšíka" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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