Šafov

Coordinates: 48°52′0″N 15°44′5″E / 48.86667°N 15.73472°E / 48.86667; 15.73472
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Šafov
Church of Saint Bartholomew
Church of Saint Bartholomew
Flag of Šafov
Coat of arms of Šafov
Šafov is located in Czech Republic
Šafov
Šafov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′0″N 15°44′5″E / 48.86667°N 15.73472°E / 48.86667; 15.73472
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictZnojmo
First mentioned1323
Area
 • Total9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Elevation
439 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total143
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
671 06
Websitewww.safov.cz

Šafov (German: Schaffa) is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Šafov lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Znojmo, 75 km (47 mi) south-west of Brno, and 166 km (103 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,436—    
18801,089−24.2%
18901,060−2.7%
1900942−11.1%
1910798−15.3%
1921748−6.3%
1930772+3.2%
1950354−54.1%
1961286−19.2%
1970254−11.2%
1980215−15.4%
1991172−20.0%
2001183+6.4%
2011153−16.4%
2021135−11.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people[edit]

  • Ludwig Winder (1889–1946), Austrian-Czech writer, journalist and literary critic

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Znojmo" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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