Služovice (German: Schlausewitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Služovice
Fire reservoir and Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Fire reservoir and Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Služovice
Coat of arms of Služovice
Služovice is located in Czech Republic
Služovice
Služovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°59′19″N 17°59′42″E / 49.98861°N 17.99500°E / 49.98861; 17.99500
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total
5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation
269 m (883 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
840
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 28
Websitewww.sluzovice.cz

Administrative parts

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The village of Vrba is an administrative part of Služovice.

History

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The first written mention of Služovice is from 1349. The municipalities of Služovice and Vrbka were merged in 1979.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869543—    
1880536−1.3%
1890536+0.0%
1900511−4.7%
1910530+3.7%
1921556+4.9%
1930490−11.9%
1950465−5.1%
1961549+18.1%
1970631+14.9%
1980734+16.3%
1991766+4.4%
2001814+6.3%
2011790−2.9%
2021810+2.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Služovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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