Straškov-Vodochody is a municipality in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Straškov-Vodochody | |
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  Straškov-Vodochody Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′51″N 14°15′1″E / 50.36417°N 14.25028°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Litoměřice |
| First mentioned | 999 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,110 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 411 84 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe municipality consists of the villages of Straškov and Vodochody. They are urbanistically fused.
Geography
editStraškov-Vodochody is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Litoměřice and 31 km (19 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table.
History
editThe first written mention of Vodochody is from 999, when Duke Boleslaus II donated the village to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.[2] The first written mention of Straškov is from 1271. The municipality was established on 1 January 1950 by the merger of the municipalities of Straškov and Vodochody.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs near the northern municipal border.
Straškov is located on two railway lines of local importance: Roudnice nad Labem–Bříza and Straškov–Vraňany.[6]
Sights
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The landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Straškov. The complex of the original Romanesque church from the 12th century was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century, but several Romanesque elements have been preserved to this day. In the 18th century, baroque modifications were made.[7]
Notable people
edit- Václav Renč (1911–1973), poet and translator
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Vodochody" (in Czech). Obec Straškov-Vodochody. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Pár slov o nás" (in Czech). Obec Straškov-Vodochody. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Straškov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
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