Strážnice

Strážnice
Strážnice
Town
	Monastery church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
	Flag Coat of arms
	Strážnice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 48°54′4″N 17°19′0″E / 48.90111°N 17.31667°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	14th century
Government
• Mayor	Renata Smutná
Area
• Total	31.40 km2 (12.12 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population (2019-01-01)
• Total	5,560
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 62
Website	www.straznice-mesto.cz

Strážnice (German: Straßnitz) is a town in Hodonín District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of around 5,500. It is located in the cultural region of Slovácko.

Items from the Neolithic Linear Pottery culture have been found in the area.^[2]

Sights

Chateau Strážnice

Chateau Strážnice was originally built as a water castle in the second half of the 13th century. In 1501 was rebuilt in the Renaissance style chateau.^[3] Positioned at the river Morava, it served as a guarding point on Hungarian border. Nowadays, the National Institute of Folk Culture resides here. There is a permanent exposition of "Folk instruments of the Czech Republic" and a historical library with more than 13,000 books with the oldest from the 16th century.^[3] The chateau is surrounded by an informal park with the longest plane alley in Central Europe founded in the first half of the 19th century. Amphitheatres, a summer cinema, lakes, a dendrology path with educational boards and many benches are located in the park.

Jewish cemetery and synagogue

The Jewish cemetery in Sadová street holds about 1,100 gravestones, the oldest ones dating back to 17th century. The synagogue rebuilt in early 20th century has been recently renovated in mid–2008 and is an adjunct to the local museum. Most of the Strážnice Jews were deported to their deaths in the Holocaust but many of the houses in the old ghetto still stand.