Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Holštejn | |
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  Holštejn Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′23″N 16°46′40″E / 49.40639°N 16.77778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Blansko |
| First mentioned | 1349 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 679 13 |
| Website | www |
Holštejn lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Blansko, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Brno, and 178 kilometres (111 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Holštejn is from 1349, when Vok I of Holštejn was mentioned. It was a castle and a Market town. Existence of the castle was last mentioned in 1511. In 1550, Holštejn was described as abandoned and only one mill survived. In 1791, the village of Holštejn was established again.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 239 | — |
| 1880 | 238 | −0.4% |
| 1890 | 253 | +6.3% |
| 1900 | 248 | −2.0% |
| 1910 | 260 | +4.8% |
| 1921 | 240 | −7.7% |
| 1930 | 211 | −12.1% |
| 1950 | 220 | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 223 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 226 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 209 | −7.5% |
| 1991 | 161 | −23.0% |
| 2001 | 147 | −8.7% |
| 2011 | 153 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 153 | +0.0% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
edit- Josef Korčák (1921–2008), politician
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Holštejn" (in Czech). Obec Holštejn. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "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.
External links
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