Rostěnice-Zvonovice (German: Rosternitz-Swonowitz) is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
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Coordinates: 49°14′21″N 16°57′51″E / 49.23917°N 16.96417°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Vyškov |
First mentioned | 1141 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 610 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 682 01 |
Website | rostenice-zvonovice |
Administrative parts
editThe municipality is made up of the villages of Rostěnice and Zvonovice.
Geography
editRostěnice-Zvonovice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southwest of Vyškov and 23 km (14 mi) east of Brno. It lies mostly in the Vyškov Gate, only a small part of the municipality in the east extends into the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is the hill Špice at 304 m (997 ft) above sea level. The stream Rostěnický potok flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Rostěnice is from 1141. Zvonovice was first mentioned in 1355. Rostěnice and Zvonovice were merged into one municipality in 1960.[2]
Until 1945, Rostěnice and Zvonovice belonged to the German-speaking enclave called Vyškov Language Island. The area was colonized by German settlers in the second half of the 13th century. The coexistence of Czechs and Germans was mostly peaceful, which changed only after 1935, when many Germans tended to Nazism. In 1945–1946, the German population was expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czech families.[2][3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs north of Rostěnice-Zvonovice, just outside the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark is the Chapel of Saint Bartholomew, located in Zvonovice. It was built in second half of the 18th century and modified in the 19th century.[6]
Both Rostěnice and Zvonovice consist of well-preserved farmsteads from the beginning of the 19th century, supplemented by younger buildings, and are protected as two separate village monument zones.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Rostěnice-Zvonovice. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "S památníkem německým starousedlíkům si Vyškov zatím neví rady" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kaple sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Rostěnice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Zvonovice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-07.