Zlobice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Zlobice | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zlobice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′7″N 17°18′45″E / 49.30194°N 17.31250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Kroměříž |
| First mentioned | 1078 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 591 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 768 31 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Bojanovice is an administrative part of Zlobice.
Geography
editZlobice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Kroměříž, 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Zlín and 50 km (31 mi) east of Brno. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level. The brook Věžecký potok flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Zlobice is from 1078.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes north of Zlobice just beyond the municipal border.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Zlobice is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. It was built in 1897–1898.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zlobice. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Cyrila a Metoděje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
External links
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