Šošůvka | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Blansko |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.4106°N 16.7519°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1374 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.12 |
Elevation M: | 575 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 685 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 679 13 |
Šošůvka is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Šošůvka is located about 9km (06miles) northeast of Blansko and 24km (15miles) northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Helišova skála at 613m (2,011feet) above sea level. Šošůvka lies on the northern border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. Part of the Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves") Nature Reserve is located in the municipality.
The first written mention of Šošůvka is from 1374.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Šošůvka is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monument are two crosses: a stone cross from 1800 and a cast iron cross from 1855.[3]
The main landmark of Šošůvka is the Chapel of Saints Wenceslaus and Agnes, located next to the cemetery. It is a modern chapel, built in 2001–2002.[4]