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Holštejn

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°24′23″N 16°46′40″E / 49.40639°N 16.77778°E / 49.40639; 16.77778Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBlanskoFirst mentioned1349Area

• Total6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi)Elevation

462 m (1,516 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total160 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

679 13

Websitewww.holstejn.eu

Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Holštejn lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Blansko, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Brno, and 178 kilometres (111 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Holštejn is from 1349, when Vok I of Holštejn was mentioned. It was a castle and a Market town. Existence of the castle was last mentioned in 1511. In 1550, Holštejn was described as abandoned and only one mill survived. In 1791, the village of Holštejn was established again.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	239	—
1880	238	−0.4%
1890	253	+6.3%
1900	248	−2.0%
1910	260	+4.8%
1921	240	−7.7%
1930	211	−12.1%
1950	220	+4.3%
1961	223	+1.4%
1970	226	+1.3%
1980	209	−7.5%
1991	161	−23.0%
2001	147	−8.7%
2011	153	+4.1%
2021	153	+0.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Josef Korčák (1921–2008), politician

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce Holštejn" (in Czech). Obec Holštejn. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.