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Ostrožská Lhota

Coordinates: 48°58′32″N 17°28′3″E / 48.97556°N 17.46750°E / 48.97556; 17.46750
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Ostrožská Lhota
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°58′32″N 17°28′3″E / 48.97556°N 17.46750°E / 48.97556; 17.46750
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictUherské Hradiště
First mentioned1371
Area
 • Total
6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,489
 • Density234/km2 (607/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
687 23
Websitewww.ostrozskalhota.cz

Ostrožská Lhota (Czech pronunciation: [ˈostroʃskaː ˈlɦota]) is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Ostrožská Lhota is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Uherské Hradiště and 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Zlín. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at 356 m (1,168 ft) above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Okluky Stream.

History

The village was founded during the colonisation in the 13th or early 14th century, which indicated its name "Lhota". The first written mention of Ostrožská Lhota is in a deed of Moravian Margrave John Henry from 1371. At that time, the village was called Majori Lhota (Latin for 'great Lhota'). Other old documented names are Velká Lhota, Ostrovská Lhota and Ostrá Lhota.[2]

In 1511, Jan of Kunovice bought the estate. His family held it until the Thirty Years' War.[3]

Demographics

Economy

In 2007, a photovoltaic power station was installed in Ostrožská Lhota, which in the time of its inauguration was the largest power station of this kind in Central Europe, reaching an output of 702 kWp.[6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Ostrožská Lhota is the Church of Saint James the Great. The current church was built in the late Baroque style in 1908, on the site of a demolished church building from 1832. Its tower originated from the oldest known church, collapsed in 1830.[7]

A cultural monument is the statue of St. John the Baptist, which dates from 1747.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Ostrožská Lhota. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ↑ "O obci Ostrožská Lhota" (in čeština). Mikroregion Ostrožsko – Veselsko. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Ostrožská Lhota má největší solární elektrárnu ve střední Evropě" (in čeština). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  7. ↑ "Kostel sv. Jakuba Staršího v Ostrožské Lhotě" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ↑ "Socha sv. Jana Křtitele" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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