Pozlovice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pozlovice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Pozlovice.JPG
| image_caption = General view
| image_flag = Pozlovice CZ flag.gif
| image_shield = Pozlovice_znak.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Zlín
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Zlín
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|7|45|N|17|46|9|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1412
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 9.59
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 302
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1370
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 763 26
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.pozlovice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Pozlovice is a market town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Geography
Pozlovice is located about {{convert|13|km|0}} southeast of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Obětová at {{convert|511|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The streams Luhačovický potok and Pozlovický potok flow through the market town. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies within the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area.
The Luhačovice Reservoir is built on the Luhačovický potok. It was built in 1912–1930. Its primary task was flood protection, but today it is mainly used for sports and recreational purposes.{{cite web |title=Luhačovická přehrada|url=https://pozlovice.cz/spol/luhacovicka-prehrada|publisher=Městys Pozlovice|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-01}}
History
The first written mention of Pozlovice is from 1287. Until the first half of the 17th century, the village was part of the Starý Světlov estate. From the first half of the 17th century until 1945, it was part of the Luhačovice estate, owned by the Serényi family. In 1758, Pozlovice was promoted to a market town by Empress Maria Theresa.{{cite web |title=Městys Pozlovice|url=https://pozlovice.cz/soubor?s=data/files/Turistika/pozlovice-letak-new.pdf|publisher=Městys Pozlovice|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-01}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|498
|1880|524
|1890|574
|1900|616
|1910|715
|1921|651
|1930|741
|1950|800
|1961|877
|1970|924
|1980|946
|1991|1062
|2001|1176
|2011|1214
|2021|1279
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Kostel svatého Martina - Pozlovice 20210326 150247.jpg
The main cultural landmark of Pozlovice is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in the 17th century on the site of an older medieval church.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Martina|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-martina-12410081|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-01}}
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Pozlovice is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Turistika|url=https://pozlovice.cz/obec/turistika|publisher=Městys Pozlovice|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-06}}
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Rajecké Teplice, Slovakia
References
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External links
{{commons category|Pozlovice}}
- {{official|https://www.pozlovice.cz/}}
{{Zlín District}}
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