Sloup
Market town
View of Sloup from the west
View of Sloup from the west
Flag of Sloup
Flag
Coat of arms of Sloup
Coat of arms
Sloup is located in Czech Republic
Sloup
Sloup
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′53″N 16°44′22″E / 49.41472°N 16.73944°E / 49.41472; 16.73944
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1373
Area
 • Total7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total976
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 13
Websitewww.mestyssloup.cz

Sloup is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Sloup is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Blansko and 24 km (15 mi) north of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Bučí at 653 m (2,142 ft) above sea level. Sloup lies on the northern border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. In the municipality is located part of the Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně Nature Reserve ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves").

History

The first written mention of Sloup is from 1373. The estate often changed hands; the most notable owners were the Pernštejn family in the first half of the 16th century. At the end of the 16th century, Sloup became part of the Rájec estate, which lasted until the establishment of a separate municipality in 1848.[2]

In 1862, Sloup was promoted to a market town.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869539—    
1880425−21.2%
1890436+2.6%
1900467+7.1%
1910636+36.2%
YearPop.±%
1921579−9.0%
1930595+2.8%
1950610+2.5%
1961676+10.8%
1970751+11.1%
YearPop.±%
1980913+21.6%
1991931+2.0%
2001891−4.3%
2011931+4.5%
2021941+1.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sights

Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

The main landmark of Sloup is the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. The church was built in the Baroque style in 1751–1754. It is an important regional Marian pilgrimage site, connected with a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows.[6]

The cave system is the largest accessible cave system in the country. Its part, which is located in the municipal territory, includes the Kůlna Cave, which became a remarkable European Paleolithic site since the 1880s.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Sloup. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ↑ "Hřebenáč ročník XVII číslo 2" (PDF) (in Czech). Městys Sloup. 2012-09-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Poutní chrám Panny Marie Bolestné ve Sloupě" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  7. ↑ "Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně – největší zpřístupněné jeskyně v ČR" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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