Prusy-Boškůvky

Prusy-Boškůvky
Prusy-Boškůvky
Municipality
	View of Boškůvky
	Flag Coat of arms
	Prusy-Boškůvky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°15′10″N 17°3′32″E / 49.25278°N 17.05889°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Vyškov
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	679
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	683 27
Website	www.prusy-boskuvky.eu

Prusy-Boškůvky is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The municipality is made up of the villages of Boškůvky and Moravské Prusy and of the hamlet of Zouvalka.

Geography[edit]

Prusy-Boškůvky is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Vyškov and 32 km (20 mi) east of Brno. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 355 m (1,165 ft) above sea level. The brook Pruský potok flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Prusy is from 1349. Boškůvky was first mentioned in 1465. Moravské Prusy and Boškůvky were merged into one municipality in 1964. Zouvalka was an administrative part of Vyškov in 1964–2016. Since 1 January 2017, it has been a part of Prusy-Boškůvky.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	514	—
1880	602	+17.1%
1890	698	+15.9%
1900	681	−2.4%
1910	799	+17.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	892	+11.6%
1930	849	−4.8%
1950	838	−1.3%
1961	837	−0.1%
1970	754	−9.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	684	−9.3%
1991	604	−11.7%
2001	589	−2.5%
2011	636	+8.0%
2021	632	−0.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality, however, the D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes north of Prusy-Boškůvky just outside the municipal territory.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark is the Church of Saint George, located in Moravské Prusy. It is a valuable Baroque building dating from 1733. The author of the basic concept of the building was the architect Domenico Martinelli.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "O obci Prusy-Boškůvky" (in Czech). Obec Prusy-Boškůvky. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "O obci Prusy-Boškůvky" (in Czech). Obec Prusy-Boškůvky. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (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.

[5] "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

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