Strukov

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°44′0″N 17°10′32″E / 49.73333°N 17.17556°E / 49.73333; 17.17556Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictOlomoucFounded1789Area

• Total0.53 km² (0.20 sq mi)Elevation

229 m (751 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total162 • Density310/km² (790/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

784 01

Websitewww.strukov.cz

Strukov is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Geography

Strukov is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Upper Morava Valley.

With an area of 0.53 square kilometres (0.20 sq mi), it is the second smallest municipality in the country (after Závist).^[2]

History

Strukov was founded in 1789.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	189	—
1880	196	+3.7%
1890	205	+4.6%
1900	189	−7.8%
1910	222	+17.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	223	+0.5%
1930	237	+6.3%
1950	187	−21.1%
1961	210	+12.3%
1970	213	+1.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	202	−5.2%
1991	179	−11.4%
2001	157	−12.3%
2011	137	−12.7%
2021	158	+15.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are two protected cultural monuments in Strukov: a stone conciliation cross, which was created sometime in the 15th–17th century, and a house from the second half of the 19th century with a memorial plaque of historian and university professor František Hrubý, who was born there.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Základní tendence demografického, sociálního a ekonomického vývoje Olomouckého kraje" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
^ "Současnost a historie" (in Czech). Obec Strukov. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Strukov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.