Holštejn

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°24′23″N 16°46′40″E / 49.40639°N 16.77778°E / 49.40639; 16.77778Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBlanskoFounded1791Area

• Total6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi)Elevation

462 m (1,516 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total162 • Density25/km² (65/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

679 13

Websitewww.holstejn.eu

Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Holštejn lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Blansko, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Brno, and 178 kilometres (111 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

Holštejn was a part of the Habsburg-ruled Margraviate of Moravia until 1918, when it became a part of independent Czechoslovakia. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	239	—
1880	238	−0.4%
1890	253	+6.3%
1900	248	−2.0%
1910	260	+4.8%
1921	240	−7.7%
1930	211	−12.1%
1950	220	+4.3%
1961	223	+1.4%
1970	226	+1.3%
1980	209	−7.5%
1991	161	−23.0%
2001	147	−8.7%
2011	153	+4.1%
2021	153	+0.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Josef Korčák (1921–2008), politician

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (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.