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Strahovice

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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50°0′7″N 18°5′14″E / 50.00194°N 18.08722°E / 50.00194; 18.08722Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFirst mentioned1349Area

• Total5.07 km² (1.96 sq mi)Elevation

228 m (748 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total883 • Density170/km² (450/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

747 24

Websitewww.strahovice.cz

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.

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

Strahovice is twinned with:^[5]

Krzanowice, Poland
Ruppach-Goldhausen, Germany

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "O obci a okolí" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Strahovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.