The original Latin name Lanczhut and the German name Landshut meant "land guard", referring to its location on the border between Austria and Kingdom of Hungary. The Czech name is transcription of the original name.[2]
Geography
Lanžhot is situated in the Lower Morava Valley. The municipal territory is located on the border with Austria and Slovakia. The eastern border (with Slovakia) is formed by the Morava and the western border (with Austria) is partly formed by the Thaya. Their confluence forms the tripoint of the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia. Other notable watercourses in Lanžhot are Kyjovka and Svodnice.
History
The first written mention of Lanžhot is from 1384.[2]
^ ab"Historie Lanžhota" (in Czech). Město Lanžhot. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
^"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Břeclav" (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.
^"Rabensburg – naše partnerská obec" (in Czech). Město Lanžhot. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lanžhot.
Official website
May 04, 2023
lanžhot, german, landshut, town, břeclav, district, south, moravian, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, southernmost, moravian, town, towntown, square, with, church, exaltation, holy, crossflagcoat, armslocation, czech, republiccoordinates, 72444, 96. Lanzhot German Landshut is a town in Breclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic It has about 3 600 inhabitants It is the southernmost Moravian town LanzhotTownTown square with the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy CrossFlagCoat of armsLanzhotLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 48 43 28 N 16 58 0 E 48 72444 N 16 96667 E 48 72444 16 96667 Coordinates 48 43 28 N 16 58 0 E 48 72444 N 16 96667 E 48 72444 16 96667Country Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBreclavFirst mentioned1384Government MayorLadislav StrakaArea Total54 83 km2 21 17 sq mi Elevation164 m 538 ft Population 2022 01 01 1 Total3 608 Density66 km2 170 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code691 51Websitewww wbr lanzhot wbr cz Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Transport 6 Notable people 7 Twin towns sister cities 8 References 9 External linksEtymology EditThe original Latin name Lanczhut and the German name Landshut meant land guard referring to its location on the border between Austria and Kingdom of Hungary The Czech name is transcription of the original name 2 Geography EditLanzhot is situated in the Lower Morava Valley The municipal territory is located on the border with Austria and Slovakia The eastern border with Slovakia is formed by the Morava and the western border with Austria is partly formed by the Thaya Their confluence forms the tripoint of the Czech Republic Austria and Slovakia Other notable watercourses in Lanzhot are Kyjovka and Svodnice History EditThe first written mention of Lanzhot is from 1384 2 Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop 18692 435 18802 700 10 9 18902 780 3 0 19002 972 6 9 19103 176 6 9 YearPop 19213 523 10 9 19303 882 10 2 19503 657 5 8 19613 996 9 3 19703 926 1 8 YearPop 19803 944 0 5 19913 753 4 8 20013 771 0 5 20113 653 3 1 20213 437 5 9 Source Censuses 3 4 Transport EditThe D2 motorway goes through Lanzhot There are two road border crossings and one rail border crossing with Slovakia Notable people EditEdmund von Krieghammer 1832 1906 Austrian general Antonin Bartos 1910 1998 soldier and resistance fighterTwin towns sister cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic Lanzhot is twinned with 5 Rabensburg AustriaReferences Edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2022 Czech Statistical Office 2022 04 29 a b Historie Lanzhota in Czech Mesto Lanzhot Retrieved 2021 11 24 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Breclav 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 Rabensburg nase partnerska obec in Czech Mesto Lanzhot Retrieved 2021 11 24 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lanzhot Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lanzhot amp oldid 1138582949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
