Grygov

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°32′16″N 17°18′39″E / 49.53778°N 17.31083°E / 49.53778; 17.31083Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictOlomoucFirst mentioned1306Area

• Total12.72 km² (4.91 sq mi)Elevation

206 m (676 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,532 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

783 73

Websitewww.grygov.cz

Grygov is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the German work kriegaw, which meant "floodplain dispute". It refers to a legal dispute over land ownership that took place in the mid-14th century.^[2]

Geography

Grygov is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Olomouc. It lies mostly in the Upper Morava Valley, only the eastern part of the municipality extends into the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the Horka hill at 253 m (830 ft) above sea level.

Near Grygov is the Království riparian forest, protected as a nature reserve. It contains an oak-tree called Král ("The King"), which is about 400 years old.^[3]

History

The first written mention of Grygov is from 1306, when King Wenceslaus III donated the area to the city of Olomouc. From the 16th century, the village was known for lime production.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	478	—
1880	606	+26.8%
1890	696	+14.9%
1900	758	+8.9%
1910	859	+13.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	954	+11.1%
1930	1,148	+20.3%
1950	1,174	+2.3%
1961	1,343	+14.4%
1970	1,292	−3.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,539	+19.1%
1991	1,447	−6.0%
2001	1,387	−4.1%
2011	1,408	+1.5%
2021	1,473	+4.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Grygov is located on the railway lines Olomouc–Přerov and Uničov–Nezamyslice.^[6]

Sights

There are no important monuments in the municipality. The only cultural monuments are a set of statues of St. Wenceslaus and St. Catherine from the mid-18th century and a valuable train station building from the 1890s.^[7]

Notable people

Jan Šrámek (1870–1956), politician, Prime Minister and Roman Catholic Monsignore

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Grygov. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
^ "Přírodní rezervaci Království u Grygova vládne 400 let starý dub Král" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (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.
^ "Detail stanice Grygov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Grygov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-13.