Šakvice Explained

Šakvice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Moravian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Břeclav
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:48.8975°N 16.7142°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1248
Area Total Km2:11.96
Elevation M:187
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1572
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:691 67

Šakvice (German: Schakwitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Šakvice lies approximately 20km (10miles) north-west of Břeclav, 35km (22miles) south of Brno, and 213km (132miles) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Šakvice is from 1248.[2]

Šakvice train collision took place here in 1953.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Šakvice. cs. 2021-11-23.