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Slavonice
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Slavonice
Total population
2,268
Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Slavonice is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. The town is located on the stream Slavonický potok, on the border with Austria.
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History
Slavonice was founded in the 12th century. The first written mention is from 1260. The settlement and later a market village slowly developed into a fortified town. From the 13th century, the underground system was built, which served as drainage and town's defense system. In the 14th century, Slavonice extended to the west (today's square Náměstí Míru) and to the east (today's square Horní náměstí). At the end of the 15th century, ponds began to be established in the area. The town and the surrounding countryside were lightly fortified in the period leading up to World War II. Some of these small bunker complexes have been repaired and refurbished. The area and defences were never used against Nazi Germany, being settled by a German-speaking majority, as the town and region had to be surrendered to the Nazi Germany following the Munich Agreement. The original German-speaking population was expelled in June 1945 following World War II. Being so close to the Austrian border, Slavonice was heavily affected by the creation of the Iron Curtain during the period of communism. The hamlet of Maříž was emptied of its inhabitants during the communist era in an effort to prevent people from living anywhere near the border with non-communist Austria. After the Velvet Revolution and the fall of communism, Maříž was recolonised by ceramics artists.
Geography
Slavonice is located about southeast of Jindřichův Hradec and east of České Budějovice. It lies on the border with Austria and is adjacent to the municipality of Waldkirchen an der Thaya. Despite being a part of the modern South Bohemian Region, the town lies in the historical land of Moravia. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the Křižanov Highlands, the western part lies in the Javořice Highlands and includes the highest point of Slavonice at above sea level. The stream Slavonický potok flows through the town and supplies several fishponds in the municipal territory.
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Nearby places in South Bohemian
- Hostkovice6 mi away · pop. 73
- Lipolec6.2 mi away · pop. 203
- Markvarec6.5 mi away · pop. 128
- Dolní Němčice7.1 mi away · pop. 359
- Volfířov7.6 mi away · pop. 217
- Klášter I8.9 mi away · pop. 49
- Velký Pěčín9.5 mi away · pop. 144
- Řečice9.8 mi away · pop. 132
- Nová Bystřice11.4 mi away · pop. 3,309
- Sumrakov12.3 mi away · pop. 109
- Horní Bolíkov13.5 mi away · pop. 123
- Palupín13.9 mi away · pop. 75
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Official Identifiers
ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office
- RÚIAN code
- CZ547166
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,229
- Wikidata
- Q1727398
RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782