Spytihněv

Spytihněv is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Spytihněv
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Spytihněv Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′28″N 17°29′53″E / 49.14111°N 17.49806°E / 49.14111; 17.49806
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Zlín
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	9.66 km^2 (3.73 sq mi)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,667
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	763 64
Website	www.spytihnev.cz

Spytihněv lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Zlín and 246 km (153 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Spytihněv is from 1141.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	957	—
1880	1,058	+10.6%
1890	1,228	+16.1%
1900	1,342	+9.3%
1910	1,438	+7.2%
1921	1,454	+1.1%
1930	1,371	−5.7%
1950	1,576	+15.0%
1961	1,739	+10.3%
1970	1,657	−4.7%
1980	1,650	−0.4%
1991	1,600	−3.0%
2001	1,692	+5.8%
2011	1,655	−2.2%
2021	1,643	−0.7%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Notable people

• Rudolf Kučera (1940–2024), footballer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie Spytihněvi" (in Czech). Obec Spytihněv. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Zlín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

 

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