Hoštice-Heroltice

Hoštice-Heroltice
Hoštice-Heroltice
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Hoštice-Heroltice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°17′14″N 17°4′0″E / 49.28722°N 17.06667°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Vyškov
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	638
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	683 26
Website	hostice-heroltice.cz

Hoštice-Heroltice is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The municipality is made up of the villages of Hoštice and Heroltice. The two villages are urbanistically fused.

Etymology[edit]

Both the names Hoštice and Heroltice are derived from the personal names – Hošt and Herolt.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Hoštice-Heroltice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Vyškov and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Vyškov Gate. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Haná River.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Hoštice is from 1445, Heroltice was first mentioned in 1349. Hoštice and Heroltice were merged into one municipality in 1942.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	617	—
1880	663	+7.5%
1890	659	−0.6%
1900	724	+9.9%
1910	779	+7.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	738	−5.3%
1930	702	−4.9%
1950	656	−6.6%
1961	653	−0.5%
1970	603	−7.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	557	−7.6%
1991	534	−4.1%
2001	555	+3.9%
2011	546	−1.6%
2021	619	+13.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The D1 motorway runs through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Hoštice. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1445.^[5]

Notable people[edit]

Klement Gottwald (1896–1953), politician and President of Czechoslovakia; possible birthplace
Pavel Zedníček (born 1949), actor
Milan Petržela (born 1983), footballer

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hoštice-Heroltice. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hoštice-Heroltice. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

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