Rohatec

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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48°52′49″N 17°11′0″E / 48.88028°N 17.18333°E / 48.88028; 17.18333Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrict HodonínFirst mentioned1270Area

• Total17.45 km² (6.74 sq mi)Elevation

181 m (594 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total3,524 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

696 01

Websitewww.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

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. 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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Rohatec" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Kaple" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Farnost Rohatec" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.