Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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48°49′44″N 16°3′43″E / 48.82889°N 16.06194°E / 48.82889; 16.06194Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictZnojmoFirst mentioned1190Area

• Total8.46 km² (3.27 sq mi)Elevation

213 m (699 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,756 • Density210/km² (540/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

671 81

Websitewww.saldorf-sedlesovice.cz

Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice is a municipality in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Nový Šaldorf and Sedlešovice.

Geography

Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice is urbanistically fused with neighbouring Znojmo and is located about 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies mostly in the Jevišovice Uplands, the southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Kraví hora at 347 m (1,138 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Thaya River, which separates it from Znojmo.

History

The first written mention of Sedlešovice is from 1190. Nový Šaldorf was founded around 1580, and first mentioned in 1656.^[2]^[3]

Until 1960, the two villages formed two separate municipalities. Between 1961 and 1976, Sedlešovice was an administrative part of the Nový Šaldorf municipality. Between 1976 and 1991, Nový Šaldorf and Sedlešovice were administrative parts of Znojmo. They separated on 1 January 1992 and made the current municipality.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,119	—
1880	1,130	+1.0%
1890	1,250	+10.6%
1900	1,349	+7.9%
1910	1,291	−4.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,194	−7.5%
1930	1,105	−7.5%
1950	873	−21.0%
1961	898	+2.9%
1970	913	+1.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	886	−3.0%
1991	765	−13.7%
2001	875	+14.4%
2011	1,262	+44.2%
2021	1,668	+32.2%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice is located on the railway line heading from Znojmo to Wiener Neustadt Hauptbahnhof in Austria. The municipality is served by the train station called Znojmo-Nový Šaldorf.^[7]

Sights

There are no significant monuments in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are a late Gothic calvary from 1525 and two niche chapels.^[8] A landmark is a chapel in the centre of Nový Šaldorf.

Notable people

Franz Krückl (1841–1899), Austrian operatic baritone

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Obecní noviny č. 1/2019" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice. 2019. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky – 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 386, 502.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Znojmo" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Znojmo-Nový Šaldorf" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-15.