Ostrovačice

Market town in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°12′39″N 16°24′34″E / 49.21083°N 16.40944°E / 49.21083; 16.40944Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBrno-CountryFirst mentioned1255Area

• Total7.80 km² (3.01 sq mi)Elevation

330 m (1,080 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total813 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

664 81

Websitewww.ostrovacice.eu

Ostrovačice (German: Schwarzkirchen) is a market town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Ostrovák and was written as Ozstrovachovic (Ostrovákovice) in the oldest documents. The Latin name Nigra ecclesia and the German name Schwarzkirchen first appeared in the 1330s and literally mean 'black church'.^[2]

Geography

Ostrovačice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Brno. The western part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Boskovice Furrow. The eastern part lies in the Bobrava Highlands and includes the highest point of Ostrovačice at 450 m (1,480 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Ostrovačice is from 1255. It was promoted to a market town by Ferdinand I of Austria in 1842.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	639	—
1880	580	−9.2%
1890	624	+7.6%
1900	664	+6.4%
1910	706	+6.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	693	−1.8%
1930	644	−7.1%
1950	642	−0.3%
1961	675	+5.1%
1970	618	−8.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	581	−6.0%
1991	568	−2.2%
2001	575	+1.2%
2011	635	+10.4%
2021	789	+24.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipal territory.

Sport

A part of the Brno Circuit is situated in the territory of Ostrovačice.

Sights

The main landmark of Ostrovačice is the Church of Saints John the Baptist and Wenceslaus. It is originally a Romanesque church from the mid-13th century, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1718–1719. Neoclassical and historicist modifications were made in 1803 and 1880.^[6]

Notable people

Zdeněk Pololáník (born 1935), composer; works here

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Původ názvu městyse" (in Czech). Městys Ostrovačice. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
^ "Základní údaje o Ostrovačicích" (in Czech). Městys Ostrovačice. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (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.
^ "Kostel sv. Václava a sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-10.