Syrovice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Syrovice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Syrovice - Kostel svatého Augustina a fara.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint Augustine
| image_flag = Flag of Syrovice.svg
| image_shield = Syrovice CoA CZ.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = South Moravian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Brno-Country
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|4|47|N|16|32|47|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1294
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 8.27
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 202
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 2097
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 664 67
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.syrovice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Syrovice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Geography
Syrovice is located about {{convert|13|km|0}} south of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Dyje–Svratka Valley.
History
The first written mention of Syrovice is from 1294. Until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in the 19th century, the village was divided into three parts with different owners. One part belonged to the Dolní Kounice estate, one part belonged to the Sokolnice estate and one part belonged to the Hajany estate.{{cite web |title=Obec Syrovice|url=https://www.syrovice.cz/obec%2Dsyrovice/d-7418/p1=6781|publisher=Obec Syrovice|language=cs|access-date=2024-04-17}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|627
|1880|690
|1890|773
|1900|835
|1910|884
|1921|906
|1930|1002
|1950|1011
|1961|1096
|1970|1083
|1980|982
|1991|946
|2001|971
|2011|1382
|2021|1917
|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
The D52 motorway (part of the European route E461) from Brno to the Czech-Austrian border in Mikulov passes through the municipal territory.
Sights
The main landmark of Syrovice is the Church of Saint Augustine. It was originally a Baroque chapel dating from 1775, extended into the church in 1862.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Augustina|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-augustina-15139135|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-04-17}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Syrovice}}
- {{official|https://www.syrovice.cz/}}
{{Brno-Country District}}
{{authority control}}