| Ostrožská Lhota | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zlín |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Uherské Hradiště |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 48.9756°N 17.4675°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1371 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.35 |
| Elevation M: | 207 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1491 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 687 23 |
Ostrožská Lhota (pronounced as /cs/) is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Ostrožská Lhota is located about 10km (10miles) south of Uherské Hradiště and 30km (20miles) southwest of Zlín. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at 356m (1,168feet) above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Okluky Stream.
The village was founded during the colonization in the 13th or early 14th century, which indicated its name "lhota". The first written mention of Ostrožská Lhota is in a deed of John Henry, Margrave of Moravia from 1371. At that time, the village was called Majori Lhota (Latin for "Great Lhota"). Other old documented names are Velká Lhota, Ostrovská Lhota and Ostrá Lhota.[2]
In 1511, Jan of Kunovice bought the estate. His house held it until the Thirty Years' War.[3]
In 2007, a photovoltaic power station was installed in Ostrožská Lhota, which in the time of its inauguration was the largest power station of this kind in Central Europe, reaching an output of 702 kWp.[4]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Ostrožská Lhota is the Church of Saint James the Great. The current church was built in the late Baroque style in 1908, on the site of a demolished church building from 1832. Its tower originated from the oldest known church, collapsed in 1830.[5]
A cultural monument is the statue of St. John the Baptist, which dates from 1747.[6]