Hvězdlice
title: "Hvězdlice" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-vyškov-district", "market-towns-in-the-czech-republic"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-vyskov-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvězdlice" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hvězdlice |
| settlement_type | Market town |
| image_skyline | Zámek Hvězdlice.JPG |
| image_caption | Nové Hvězdlice Castle |
| image_flag | Vlajka_obce_hvezdlice.svg |
| image_shield | Coa_Czech_Town_Hvězdlice.svg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | South Moravian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Vyškov |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1282 |
| area_total_km2 | 11.40 |
| elevation_m | 313 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 578 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 683 42 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Hvězdlice | other_name = | settlement_type = Market town | image_skyline = Zámek Hvězdlice.JPG | image_caption = Nové Hvězdlice Castle | image_flag = Vlajka_obce_hvezdlice.svg | image_shield = Coa_Czech_Town_Hvězdlice.svg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Moravian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Vyškov | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1282 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 11.40 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 313 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 578 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 683 42 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Hvězdlice () is a market town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Hvězdlice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Nové Hvězdlice (524)
- Staré Hvězdlice (79)
Geography
Hvězdlice is located about 11 km southeast of Vyškov and 32 km east of Brno. It lies in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 457 m above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Staré Hvězdlice is from 1282. Nové Hvězdlice was first mentioned in 1353, when there was a fortress. In that year, it was already referred to as a market town. From 1411 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Staré Hvězdlice and Nové Hvězdlice were owned by the St. Thomas's Abbey in Brno.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|869 |1880|1019 |1890|1039 |1900|1074 |1910|1084 |1921|1047 |1930|1148 |1950|929 |1961|973 |1970|879 |1980|743 |1991|679 |2001|647 |2011|585 |2021|603 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Kostel_Sv._Jakuba_Většího_a_Matouše_3.JPG" caption="Church of Saint James the Great"] ::
The main landmark of Staré Hvězdlice is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius and All Saints. It is a Baroque church with a Romanesque core.
The Church of Saint James the Great is located in Nové Hvězdlice. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1770–1773. It has a rich sculptural equipment.
The Nové Hvězdlice Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1712. This architecturally valuable building now houses a retirement home.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "O obci". Svazek obcí Mezihoří.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Kostel sv. Cyrila a Metoděje, Všech svatých". National Heritage Institute.
- "Kostel sv. Jakuba". National Heritage Institute.
- "Areál zámku". National Heritage Institute.
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