Šakvice

Šakvice
Church of Saint Barbara
Church of Saint Barbara
Flag of Šakvice
Coat of arms of Šakvice
Šakvice is located in Czech Republic
Šakvice
Šakvice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°53′51″N 16°42′51″E / 48.89750°N 16.71417°E / 48.89750; 16.71417
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBřeclav
First mentioned1248
Area
 • Total11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Elevation
187 m (614 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,572
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
691 67
Websitewww.sakvice.cz

Šakvice (German: Schakwitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Šakvice lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Břeclav, 35 km (22 mi) south of Brno, and 213 km (132 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

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The first written mention of Šakvice is from 1248.[2]

Šakvice train collision took place here in 1953.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869944—    
18801,137+20.4%
18901,188+4.5%
19001,154−2.9%
19101,159+0.4%
19211,325+14.3%
19301,512+14.1%
19501,360−10.1%
19611,471+8.2%
19701,605+9.1%
19801,573−2.0%
19911,441−8.4%
20011,391−3.5%
20111,380−0.8%
20211,483+7.5%
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 Šakvice. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  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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