Stražisko

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic
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49°32′35″N 16°55′49″E / 49.54306°N 16.93028°E / 49.54306; 16.93028Country Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictProstějovFirst mentioned1379Area
 • Total3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)Elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total430 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
798 44
Websitewww.obecstrazisko.cz

Stražisko is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Stražisko lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Prostějov, 24 km (15 mi) west of Olomouc, and 191 km (119 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Maleny and Růžov are administrative parts of Stražisko.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869682—    
1880697+2.2%
1890710+1.9%
1900673−5.2%
1910729+8.3%
1921753+3.3%
1930756+0.4%
1950662−12.4%
1961664+0.3%
1970602−9.3%
1980499−17.1%
1991416−16.6%
2001424+1.9%
2011414−2.4%
2021417+0.7%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

  • Otto Wichterle (1913–1998), chemist, inventor of contact lens; lived and died here
  • Jan Hrbatý (1942–2019), ice hockey player

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prostějov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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