Strahovice

Strahovice (German: Strandorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Strahovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Augustin
Flag Coat of arms
Strahovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′7″N 18°5′14″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	884
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 24
Website	www.strahovice.cz

History

The first written mention of Strahovice is from 1349.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	511	—
1880	528	+3.3%
1890	576	+9.1%
1900	589	+2.3%
1910	615	+4.4%
1921	705	+14.6%
1930	693	−1.7%
1950	668	−3.6%
1961	853	+27.7%
1970	864	+1.3%
1980	893	+3.4%
1991	871	−2.5%
2001	892	+2.4%
2011	920	+3.1%
2021	846	−8.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Richard Henkes (1900–1945), German priest; worked here in 1941–1943

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Strahovice is twinned with:^[5]

• Krzanowice, Poland
• Ruppach-Goldhausen, Germany

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "O obci a okolí" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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.
5. "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

External links

• Official website