Vnorovy

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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48°55′52″N 17°21′2″E / 48.93111°N 17.35056°E / 48.93111; 17.35056Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrict HodonínFirst mentioned1275Area

• Total16.88 km² (6.52 sq mi)Elevation

182 m (597 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,952 • Density170/km² (450/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

696 61

Websitewww.vnorovy.cz

Vnorovy is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Lidéřovice is an administrative part of Vnorovy.

Geography

Vnorovy is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 60 km (37 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies on the border between the Vizovice Highlands and the Lower Morava Valley. The highest point is at 227 m (745 ft) above sea level. The Baťa Canal flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Vnorovy is in a hoax which was created between 1267 and 1275. Lidéřovice was first mentioned in 1412. In 1673, Vnorovy was promoted to a market town, but later lost the title. The village and formerly independent municipality of Lidéřovice, which is urbanistically fused with Vnorovy, joined Vnorovy in 1960.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,213	—
1880	2,637	+19.2%
1890	2,701	+2.4%
1900	2,951	+9.3%
1910	3,179	+7.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,992	−5.9%
1930	2,789	−6.8%
1950	2,630	−5.7%
1961	3,003	+14.2%
1970	2,987	−0.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	3,035	+1.6%
1991	3,102	+2.2%
2001	3,082	−0.6%
2011	2,950	−4.3%
2021	2,819	−4.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Vnorovy lies on a railway line heading from Hodonín to Veselí nad Moravou and Vrbovce, Slovakia.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of Vnorovy is the Church of Saint Elizabeth. The church was first mentioned in 1378. As it was insufficient for the number of believers, it was demolished in 1908. The new larger building was built in the neo-Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements. It was completed in 1909 to designs of Czech architect Vladimír Fischer.^[6]

Notable people

Marie Kudeříková (1921–1943), resistance fighter
Jan Skácel (1922–1989), poet

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Obec Vnorovy" (in Czech). Obec Vnorovy. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (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 Vnorovy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
^ "Dějiny kostela, fary a hřbitova" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Vnorovy. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 2022-06-29.