Střížovice (Kroměříž District)
Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Střížovice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Střížovice | |
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,_svatý_Florián.jpg) Centre of Střížovice | |
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  Střížovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′26″N 17°26′59″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Kroměříž |
| First mentioned | 1365 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 249 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 768 21 |
| Website | www |
Střížovice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Kroměříž and 14 km (9 mi) northwest of Zlín. It lies in a mainly agricultural landscape on the border between the Chřiby range and Upper Morava Valley. The Morava River forms the eastern municipal border.
There is a wetland called Bašnov, protected as a nature monument due to the presence of the European fire-bellied toad. The nature monument has an area of 17.5 ha (43 acres).[2]
The first written mention of Střížovice is from 1365.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no major sights in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are a statue of Saint Florian from 1723 and a stone cross from 1748.[6] Other landmarks are a belfry and a chapel, both from the 18th century.[7]
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