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Tršice

Tršice
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nameTršice
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineTršice, zámek.jpg
image_captionTršice Castle, today the municipal office
image_shieldTršice CoA.png
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Olomouc
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Olomouc
pushpin_mapCzech Republic
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
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established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1282
area_total_km225.04
elevation_m324
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total1885
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code783 57
website

Tršice is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Tršice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Tršice (1,061)
  • Hostkovice (235)
  • Lipňany (118)
  • Přestavlky (112)
  • Vacanovice (153)
  • Zákřov (82)

Geography

Tršice is located about 12 km southeast of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The Olešnice Stream flows through the municipality. Tršice Reservoir is built on the stream.

History

The first written mention of Tršice is from 1282. A Gothic fortress in Tršice was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in 1568.

Many people in this village helped to hide a Jewish family each during World War II. Six of them were given the honorific title of Righteous Among the Nations.

Demographics

|1869|1807 |1880|1889 |1890|2037 |1900|2202 |1910|2252 |1921|2194 |1930|2184 |1950|1827 |1961|1877 |1970|1738 |1980|1680 |1991|1494 |2001|1545 |2011|1576 |2021|1761

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Tršice is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the historicist and neo-Baroque styles in 1905–1906. It replaced the old Gothic church, which was demolished in 1905.

The most valuable building is the Renaissance castle from the 16th century. The castle now serves as the municipal office.

There is the Chapel of Saint Praxedes in Vacanovice. It is a Baroque building that dates from the end of the 18th century.

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. "Historie obce". Obec Tršice.
  4. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  5. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. "Kostel Narození Panny Marie". National Heritage Institute.
  7. "Zámek s parkem". National Heritage Institute.
  8. "Kaple sv. Praxedy". National Heritage Institute.
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