Rohatec

Rohatec
Municipality
Church of Saint Bartholomew
Flag Coat of arms
Rohatec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′49″N 17°11′0″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	1270
Area
• Total	17.45 km^2 (6.74 sq mi)
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,459
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 01
Website	www.rohatec.cz

Rohatec is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Rohatec is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 53 km (33 mi) southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The village is situated on the right bank of the Morava River.

History

The first written mention of Rohatec is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1270. From 1368 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Rohatec belonged to the Strážnice estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,120 —     1880 1,571 +40.3% 1890 1,663 +5.9% 1900 1,844 +10.9% 1910 2,123 +15.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,015 −5.1% 1930 2,233 +10.8% 1950 2,634 +18.0% 1961 3,040 +15.4% 1970 3,041 +0.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 3,203 +5.3% 1991 3,205 +0.1% 2001 3,371 +5.2% 2011 3,475 +3.1% 2021 3,275 −5.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/55 road from Olomouc to Břeclav passes through the municipality.

Rohatec is located on the railway lines Přerov–Břeclav and Hodonín–Velká nad Veličkou.^[5]

Sights

Gothic chapel

The most valuable monument is a chapel that is the chancel of the original Gothic church. It dates from around 1300.^[6]

After the old church was demolished in 1903, the Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1911, designed by the architect Vladimír Fischer. It is the main landmark of Rohatec.^[7]

Notable people

• Zdeněk Škromach (born 1956), politician; lives here
• Jakub Kornfeil (born 1993), motorcycle racer; lives here

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Detail stanice Rohatec" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
6. "Kaple" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
7. "Farnost Rohatec" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

External links

• Official website