Štítary

Market town in South Moravian, Czech Republic

Coat of arms

48°56′7″N 15°50′39″E / 48.93528°N 15.84417°E / 48.93528; 15.84417Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictZnojmoFirst mentioned1346Area

• Total24.97 km² (9.64 sq mi)Elevation

398 m (1,306 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total677 • Density27/km² (70/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

671 02

Websitewww.obecstitary.cz

Štítary (German: Schiltern) is a market town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Štítary is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northwest of Znojmo and 61 km (38 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Kraví hora at 478 m (1,568 ft) above sea level. The southwestern municipal border is formed by the Vranov Reservoir, built on the Thaya River.

History

The first written mention of Štítary is from 1346, when King Charles IV promoted the settlement to a market town. It belonged to the Vranov estate. During the Thirty Years' War, the market town was badly damaged and it took several decades to recover. Another disaster was a fire in 1706. From 1680 to 1787, the estate was owned by the Althan family. From 1790, the Mníšek family ruled the estate. After the abolition of serfdom in 1787, Štítary became a developed trade centre.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,055	—
1880	1,116	+5.8%
1890	1,129	+1.2%
1900	1,076	−4.7%
1910	1,040	−3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,068	+2.7%
1930	1,153	+8.0%
1950	891	−22.7%
1961	897	+0.7%
1970	817	−8.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	712	−12.9%
1991	605	−15.0%
2001	677	+11.9%
2011	663	−2.1%
2021	581	−12.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The railway line Znojmo–Okříšky passes through the eastern part of the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The market town is served by the station in neighbouring Šumná.

Sights

The main landmark of Štítary is the Church of Saint George. It has a late Romanesque core from the end of the 13th century, but its present appearance is the result of later alterations and extensions. Next to the church is a separate bell tower.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Městys Štítary. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Znojmo" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Areál kostela sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-27.