Syrovice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Syrovice
Church of Saint Augustine
Church of Saint Augustine
Flag of Syrovice
Coat of arms of Syrovice
Syrovice is located in Czech Republic
Syrovice
Syrovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°4′47″N 16°32′47″E / 49.07972°N 16.54639°E / 49.07972; 16.54639
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1294
Area
 • Total8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,066
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
664 67
Websitewww.syrovice.cz

Geography

edit

Syrovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Dyje–Svratka Valley.

History

edit

The first written mention of Syrovice is from 1294. Until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in the 19th century, the village was divided into three parts with different owners. One part belonged to the Dolní Kounice estate, one part belonged to the Sokolnice estate and one part belonged to the Hajany estate.[2]

Demographics

edit
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869627—    
1880690+10.0%
1890773+12.0%
1900835+8.0%
1910884+5.9%
YearPop.±%
1921906+2.5%
19301,002+10.6%
19501,011+0.9%
19611,096+8.4%
19701,083−1.2%
YearPop.±%
1980982−9.3%
1991946−3.7%
2001971+2.6%
20111,382+42.3%
20211,917+38.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

edit

The D52 motorway (part of the European route E461) from Brno to the Czech-Austrian border in Mikulov passes through the municipal territory.

Sights

edit

The main landmark of Syrovice is the Church of Saint Augustine. It was originally a Baroque chapel dating from 1775, extended into the church in 1862.[2][5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Obec Syrovice" (in Czech). Obec Syrovice. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  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. ^ "Kostel sv. Augustina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
edit