Slatinky

Slatinky
Slatinky
Municipality
	View from the southwest
	Coat of arms
	Slatinky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°32′55″N 17°5′38″E / 49.54861°N 17.09389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Prostějov
First mentioned	1247
Area
• Total	8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	591
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	783 42
Website	www.slatinky.cz

Slatinky is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Slatinky is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Prostějov and 11 km (7 mi) southwest of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point of the municipality and the whole Haná region is the hill Velký Kosíř at 442 m (1,450 ft) above sea level.^[2]

The Kosířské lomy National Nature Monument extends into the southern part of the municipal territory.^[3]

History

The first written mention of Slatinky is from 1247. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged mostly to the Plumlov and Chudobín estates and to the St. Catherine Monastery in Olomouc.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	536	—
1880	577	+7.6%
1890	580	+0.5%
1900	595	+2.6%
1910	630	+5.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	602	−4.4%
1930	633	+5.1%
1950	582	−8.1%
1961	610	+4.8%
1970	552	−9.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	432	−21.7%
1991	416	−3.7%
2001	428	+2.9%
2011	555	+29.7%
2021	577	+4.0%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The railway line Prostějov–Červenka passes through the eastern part of the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station Třebčín in neighbouring Lutín.

Sights

Slatinky is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is an archaeological site with 36 tumuli from 5800 to 5000 BC.^[6]

The main landmark of Slatinky is the Chapel of Saints John and Paul. It dates from 1822.^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Slatinky. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
^ "Kosířské lomy". Ústřední seznam ochrany přírody (in Czech). Nature and Landscape Protection Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Slatinky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
^ "Oprava Kaple sv. Jana a Pavla" (in Czech). Obec Slatinky. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[about-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Slatinky. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[3] "Kosířské lomy". Ústřední seznam ochrany přírody (in Czech). Nature and Landscape Protection Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-10-13.

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

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Slatinky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[7] "Oprava Kaple sv. Jana a Pavla" (in Czech). Obec Slatinky. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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