Stražisko is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Stražisko | |
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![]() Church of the Guardian Angels over the village | |
Coordinates: 49°32′35″N 16°55′49″E / 49.54306°N 16.93028°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Olomouc |
District | Prostějov |
First mentioned | 1379 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 442 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 798 44 |
Website | www |
Stražisko lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Prostějov, 24 km (15 mi) west of Olomouc, and 191 km (119 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Maleny and Růžov are administrative parts of Stražisko.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 682 | — |
1880 | 697 | +2.2% |
1890 | 710 | +1.9% |
1900 | 673 | −5.2% |
1910 | 729 | +8.3% |
1921 | 753 | +3.3% |
1930 | 756 | +0.4% |
1950 | 662 | −12.4% |
1961 | 664 | +0.3% |
1970 | 602 | −9.3% |
1980 | 499 | −17.1% |
1991 | 416 | −16.6% |
2001 | 424 | +1.9% |
2011 | 414 | −2.4% |
2021 | 417 | +0.7% |
Source: Censuses[2][3] |
Notable people
edit- Otto Wichterle (1913–1998), chemist, inventor of contact lens; lived and died here
- Jan Hrbatý (1942–2019), ice hockey player
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.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Stražisko.