Kralice nad Oslavou

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°11′58″N 16°12′6″E / 49.19944°N 16.20167°E / 49.19944; 16.20167Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District TřebíčFirst mentioned1379Area

• Total13.48 km² (5.20 sq mi)Elevation

412 m (1,352 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total997 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

675 73

Websitewww.kralicenosl.cz

Kralice nad Oslavou (until 1960 Kralice) is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Horní Lhotice is an administrative part of Kralice nad Oslavou.

Etymology

The village was originally named Králice. The name is derived from the Czech word král ('king'), meaning "the village of king's people".^[2]

Geography

Kralice nad Oslavou is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Třebíč and 28 km (17 mi) west of Brno. It lies mostly in the Křižanov Highlands, but the southern part of the municipal territory extends into the Jevišovice Uplands. There are several small fishponds in the territory. The Oslava river, contained in the name of the municipality, flows outside the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Kralice is from 1379, when a fortress was here. Among the most notable owners of the village was the Zierotin family.^[2]

A secret printing shop of the Unity of the Brethren was hidden in the Kralice Fortress, in which the Bible of Kralice, the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into the Czech language, was printed between 1579 and 1593.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	804	—
1880	803	−0.1%
1890	890	+10.8%
1900	951	+6.9%
1910	921	−3.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	873	−5.2%
1930	1,003	+14.9%
1950	942	−6.1%
1961	1,004	+6.6%
1970	873	−13.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	828	−5.2%
1991	824	−0.5%
2001	865	+5.0%
2011	963	+11.3%
2021	1,006	+4.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/23 road (the section from Třebíč to Rosice) passes through the municipality.

Kralice nad Oslavou is located on the railway line Brno–Třebíč.^[6]

Sights

The landmark of the village is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a Gothic church from the 14th century with Renaissance modifications.^[7]

Fragments of the local two-storey fortress have been preserved to this day. Remains of walls and cellars have been preserved, which were discovered during an archaeological survey.^[8]

Memorial of the Bible of Kralice was built in 1967–1969. The memorial, managed by Moravské zemské muzeum in Brno, contained an exhibition about local archaeological research, the activities of the Brethren printing house, and an exhibition about J. A. Comenius. However, it was closed until further notice due to technical reasons.^[9]

Notable people

Anna Pammrová (1860–1945), writer, feminist and philosopher

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Stručné dějiny obce" (in Czech). Obec Kralice nad Oslavou. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ "Historie obce v datech" (in Czech). Obec Kralice nad Oslavou. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Třebíč" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Kralice n.Oslavou" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
^ "Zřícenina tvrze" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
^ "Památník Bible kralické" (in Czech). Moravské zemské muzeum. Retrieved 2022-09-19.