Šošůvka

Šošůvka
Šošůvka
Municipality
	General view
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	Šošůvka Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°24′38″N 16°45′7″E / 49.41056°N 16.75194°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1374
Area
• Total	5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	680
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 13
Website	sosuvka.com

Šošůvka is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Šošůvka is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Blansko and 24 km (15 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Helišova skála at 613 m (2,011 ft) above sea level. Šošůvka lies on the northern border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. Part of the Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves") Nature Reserve is located in the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Šošůvka is from 1374.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	477	—
1880	649	+36.1%
1890	713	+9.9%
1900	703	−1.4%
1910	732	+4.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	728	−0.5%
1930	680	−6.6%
1950	628	−7.6%
1961	682	+8.6%
1970	697	+2.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	700	+0.4%
1991	694	−0.9%
2001	711	+2.4%
2011	670	−5.8%
2021	651	−2.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

Šošůvka is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monument are two crosses: a stone cross from 1800 and a cast iron cross from 1855.^[5]

The main landmark of Šošůvka is the Chapel of Saints Wenceslaus and Agnes, located next to the cemetery. It is a modern chapel, built in 2001–2002.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Šošůvka. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šošůvka". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
^ "Kaple sv. Václava a sv. Anežky České v Šošůvce" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Šošůvka. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.

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

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šošůvka". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

[6] "Kaple sv. Václava a sv. Anežky České v Šošůvce" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

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