Šlapanice

Town in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°10′7″N 16°43′38″E / 49.16861°N 16.72722°E / 49.16861; 16.72722Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBrno-CountryFirst mentioned1235Government

• MayorMichaela Trněná (STAN)Area

• Total14.64 km² (5.65 sq mi)Elevation

230 m (750 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total7,952 • Density540/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

664 51

Websitewww.slapanice.cz

Šlapanice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃlapaɲɪtsɛ]) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Bedřichovice is an administrative part of Šlapanice.

Geography

Šlapanice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The Říčka stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Šlapanice is from 1235.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,096	—
1880	2,150	+2.6%
1890	2,895	+34.7%
1900	3,226	+11.4%
1910	4,019	+24.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	4,191	+4.3%
1930	4,769	+13.8%
1950	5,075	+6.4%
1961	5,387	+6.1%
1970	5,410	+0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	6,841	+26.5%
1991	6,172	−9.8%
2001	6,214	+0.7%
2011	7,109	+14.4%
2021	7,799	+9.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Economy

The largest employer based in the town's territory is CCI Czech Republic, a branch of IMI plc. It produces valves for the oil, petrochemical and energy industries.^[5]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs around the town.

Šlapanice is located on the railway line Brno–Uherské Hradiště.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Šlapanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century.^[7]

Notable people

Alois Kalvoda (1875–1934), painter
František Šterc (1912–1978), footballer
Vratislav Štěpánek (1930–2013), clergyman and bishop; died here
Libuše Šafránková (1953–2021), actress
Lukáš Dostál (born 2000), ice hockey player

Twin towns – sister cities

Šlapanice is twinned with:^[8]

Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Město Šlapanice. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "O nás" (in Czech). CCI Czech Republic, s.r.o. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
^ "Detail stanice Šlapanice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ "Jumelages" (in French). Braine-l'Alleud. Retrieved 2023-08-06.