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Vacenovice

Vacenovice
Municipality
Centre with the municipal office
Centre with the municipal office
Flag of Vacenovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Vacenovice
Coat of arms
Vacenovice is located in Czech Republic
Vacenovice
Vacenovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°56′42″N 17°10′27″E / 48.94500°N 17.17417°E / 48.94500; 17.17417
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
First mentioned1228
Area
 • Total
14.65 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,160
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
696 06
Websitewww.vacenovice.cz

Vacenovice is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Vacenovice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Hodonín and 48 km (30 mi) southeast of Hodonín. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley.

History

The first written mention of Vacenovice is from 1228, when King Ottokar I donated the village to the monastery in Velehrad. From the beginning of the 16th century until the 20th century, the village belonged to the Milotice estate. From 1560 to 1622, the Anabaptist community lived in Vacenovice.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869796—    
1880962+20.9%
18901,016+5.6%
19001,052+3.5%
19101,213+15.3%
YearPop.±%
19211,244+2.6%
19301,301+4.6%
19501,472+13.1%
19611,807+22.8%
19701,959+8.4%
YearPop.±%
19802,058+5.1%
19912,052−0.3%
20012,083+1.5%
20112,146+3.0%
20212,087−2.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of the Sacred Heart

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk, dating from the second half of the 18th century.[5]

The main landmark of Vacenovice is the Church of the Sacred Heart. It was built in 1927–1930. In the interior there is a painting of the Sacred Heart by Jano Köhler.[6]

Notable people

  • Dana Zátopková (1922–2020), javelin thrower, Olympic winner; lived here in childhood

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Vacenovice. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vacenovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  6. ^ "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Vacenovice. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacenovice