Strážnice
Strážnice | |
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Town square with the town hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Strážnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′4″N 17°19′0″E / 48.90111°N 17.31667°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| First mentioned | 1302 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Risto Ljasovský |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.41 km2 (12.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 5,311 |
| • Density | 169.1/km2 (437.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 62 |
| Website | www |
Strážnice (German: Straßnitz) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The town lies near the Czech-Slovak state border, in the ethnographic region of Moravian Slovakia. It is located in the Lower Morava Valley near the Morava River. The Baťa Canal flows through the town.
Strážnice experienced its greatest expansion in the 16th century under the rule of the Zierotins and became one of the most important Moravian towns at that time. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The town is known for the Strážnice Castle and for an ethnographic open-air museum.