Kněžpole

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Kněžpole

Total population

1,059

Elevation180 m

Land area9.27 km²

Coordinates49.10°, 17.52°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kněžpole is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Franciszek Rychnowski

Polish engineer (1850–1929)

J

Josef Panáček

Czechoslovak sport shooter (1937–2022)

F

František Omelka

Czech Esperantist and science writer (1904–1960)

G

Gottfried Bernhard Göz

German artist (1708-1774)

Miroslav Grebeníček

Czech member of Czech Parliament

Antonín Gregor

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, minister of international trade and Czechoslovak politician

Josef Valentin Zlobický

jurist, translator, censor, linguist, professor of Czech language and literature

O

Oldřich Burda

Czechoslovak politician (1924–1988)

Rostislav Sochorec

Czechoslovak politician (1900–1948)

F

Františka Omelková

Czech Esperantist

J

Jan Merta

diver from Moravia

Tereza Matoušková

Czech writer

J

Johann Protzkar

A

Antonín Verbík

Ludvík Hlavačka

Czechoslovak politician

J

Jan Slováček

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Zlín

• Uherské Hradiště
  3.1 mi away · pop. 21,737
• Hulín
  15.3 mi away · pop. 7,151
• Ostrata
  16.4 mi away · pop. 346
• Karlovice
  19.7 mi away · pop. 139
• Castelvetere in Val Fortore
  543.6 mi away · pop. 1,810
• San Bartolomeo in Galdo
  544.9 mi away · pop. 5,841
• Foiano di Val Fortore
  549.2 mi away · pop. 1,551
• Santa Croce del Sannio
  549.6 mi away · pop. 1,067
• Montefalcone di Val Fortore
  550.6 mi away · pop. 1,837
• Gallo Matese
  551.1 mi away · pop. 761
• Sassinoro
  551.3 mi away · pop. 646
• Letino
  551.4 mi away · pop. 783

Browse all places in Zlín →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Cherry Gall Wasp

Cynips quercusfolii

Seen 2026-09-20

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-19

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-19

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-19

Peacock Fly

Callopistromyia annulipes

Seen 2026-09-19

Eastern Grey Bush-cricket

Platycleis grisea

Seen 2026-09-19

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-19

Jelly Ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

Seen 2026-09-19

Twist-spined Pricklypear

Opuntia tortispina

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers