Šanov (Znojmo District)

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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48°48′3″N 16°22′43″E / 48.80083°N 16.37861°E / 48.80083; 16.37861Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictZnojmoFirst mentioned1046Area

• Total20.36 km² (7.86 sq mi)Elevation

199 m (653 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,653 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

671 64, 671 67, 671 68

Websitewww.sanov.cz

Šanov (German: Schönau) is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Šanov lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Znojmo, 48 km (30 mi) south-west of Brno, and 200 km (120 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	919	—
1880	1,215	+32.2%
1890	1,279	+5.3%
1900	1,312	+2.6%
1910	1,459	+11.2%
1921	1,576	+8.0%
1930	1,672	+6.1%
1950	1,104	−34.0%
1961	1,268	+14.9%
1970	1,275	+0.6%
1980	1,240	−2.7%
1991	1,120	−9.7%
2001	1,201	+7.2%
2011	1,451	+20.8%
2021	1,610	+11.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Znojmo" (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.