Litenčice

Litenčice
Litenčice
Market town
	View from the Litenčice Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Litenčice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°12′8″N 17°12′30″E / 49.20222°N 17.20833°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Kroměříž
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation	358 m (1,175 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	491
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 13
Website	www.litencice.com

Litenčice (German: Litentschitz) is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Strabenice is an administrative part of Litenčice.

Geography[edit]

Litenčice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Kroměříž and 32 km (20 mi) west of Zlín. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 489 m (1,604 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

Archaeological findings of an early medieval burial site denote a settlement already during the Great Moravian empire. The first written mention of Litenčice is from 1141 in a deed issued by bishop Jindřich Zdík in a rental of the Spytihněv archdeaconry.^[2]

A fortress existed here from the second half of the 14th century, however, it was first mentioned in 1437, when it was held by the Zástřizl family. In 1667, during the rule of archbishop Péter Pázmány, it was largely rebuilt to a Baroque palace.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	945	—
1880	1,097	+16.1%
1890	1,030	−6.1%
1900	1,023	−0.7%
1910	1,072	+4.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,008	−6.0%
1930	964	−4.4%
1950	796	−17.4%
1961	755	−5.2%
1970	665	−11.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	542	−18.5%
1991	469	−13.5%
2001	466	−0.6%
2011	494	+6.0%
2021	451	−8.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

The main landmarks of Litenčice are the church and the castle. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a massive building, built after 1700.^[6]

The Litenčice Castle is a valuable four-winged building, gradually created by Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical reconstructions of the original Gothic fortress.^[7] Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Litenčice. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Litenčice Castle. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kroměříž" (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. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Litenčice. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

[castle-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Litenčice Castle. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kroměříž" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

[7] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

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