Šaratice

Coordinates: 49°7′3″N 16°48′13″E / 49.11750°N 16.80361°E / 49.11750; 16.80361
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Šaratice
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag of Šaratice
Coat of arms of Šaratice
Šaratice is located in Czech Republic
Šaratice
Šaratice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°7′3″N 16°48′13″E / 49.11750°N 16.80361°E / 49.11750; 16.80361
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictVyškov
First mentioned1209
Area
 • Total8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation
204 m (669 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,062
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
683 53
Websitewww.saratice.cz

Šaratice is a municipality and village in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Šaratice lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Vyškov, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Brno, and 204 km (127 mi) south-east of Prague.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Šaratice is from 1209.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869834—    
1880878+5.3%
1890858−2.3%
1900923+7.6%
1910988+7.0%
19211,030+4.3%
19301,129+9.6%
19501,055−6.6%
19611,075+1.9%
1970970−9.8%
1980962−0.8%
1991921−4.3%
2001892−3.1%
20111,012+13.5%
20211,043+3.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy[edit]

Šaratice is known for the production of the mineral water Šaratica with laxative effects. The water is bottled since 1896.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Šaratice. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Historie Šaratice" (in Czech). Ondrášovka a.s. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

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