Straškov-Vodochody
Municipality
Centre of Vodochody
Centre of Vodochody
Flag of Straškov-Vodochody
Flag
Coat of arms of Straškov-Vodochody
Coat of arms
Straškov-Vodochody is located in Czech Republic
Straškov-Vodochody
Straškov-Vodochody
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′51″N 14°15′1″E / 50.36417°N 14.25028°E / 50.36417; 14.25028
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictLitoměřice
First mentioned999
Area
 • Total8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,097
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
411 84
Websitewww.straskov.cz

Straškov-Vodochody is a municipality in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality consists of the villages of Straškov and Vodochody. They are urbanistically fused.

Geography

Straškov-Vodochody is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Litoměřice and 31 km (19 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table.

History

The first written mention of Vodochody is from 999, when Duke Boleslaus II donated the village to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.[2] The first written mention of Straškov is from 1271. The municipality was established on 1 January 1950 by the merger of the municipalities of Straškov and Vodochody.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869785—    
1880818+4.2%
1890818+0.0%
1900781−4.5%
1910899+15.1%
YearPop.±%
19211,013+12.7%
19301,098+8.4%
1950894−18.6%
1961934+4.5%
1970915−2.0%
YearPop.±%
1980927+1.3%
1991846−8.7%
2001899+6.3%
20111,045+16.2%
20211,041−0.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs near the northern municipal border.

Straškov is located on two railway lines of local importance: Roudnice nad Labem–Bříza and Straškov–Vraňany.[6]

Sights

Church of Saint Wenceslaus

The landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Straškov. The complex of the original Romanesque church from the 12th century was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century, but several Romanesque elements have been preserved to this day. In the 18th century, baroque modifications were made.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie obce Vodochody" (in Czech). Obec Straškov-Vodochody. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Pár slov o nás" (in Czech). Obec Straškov-Vodochody. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Litoměřice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Detail stanice Straškov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  7. ↑ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
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