Střílky is a municipality and village in
Kroměříž District
Kroměříž District ( cs, okres Kroměříž) is a district ('' okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kroměříž.
List of municipalities
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in the
Zlín Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Geography
Střílky is located about southwest of
Kroměříž and east of
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
. The northern part of the municipality lies in the
Litenčice Hills
Litenčice (german: Litentschitz) is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Strabenice is an administrative part of Litenčice.
Geography ...
, the southern part lies in a forested landscape of the
Chřiby
Chřiby (german: Marsgebirge, the "Mars Mountains") is a geographic region of the Czech Republic, part of the Central Moravian Carpathians of the Outer Western Carpathians.
The area is a nature park and tourist park, offering a variety of natur ...
range. The highest point is the hill Hrad at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Střílky is from 1261, when the local castle was documented. In 1321, Střílky was owned by
Henry of Lipá
Henry of Lipá (Czech: ''Jindřich z Lipé''; died 26 August 1329) was a prominent Czech nobleman, marshal, and powerful magnate in the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Biography
Henry was born to the prominent Ronovci family, though the date of his birth r ...
. In 1486, a castle chapel was built. After 1486, the castle lost its significance and in 1542 it was already abandoned.
Demographics
Transport
The I/50 road (part of the
European route E50) from Brno to
Uherské Hradiště passes through the municipality.
Sights
The Střílky Castle is a ruin of a Gothic castle from the second half of the 13th century. It is located on the Hrad hill southeast of the village. Only several fragments (the castle core, the torso of the round tower, ramparts and ditches) are preserved to this day.
A fortress was built in Střílky in the 16th century. In the 17th century it was rebuilt to a representative Baroque residence, and in the 18th century it was further extended. It includes a castle park. Today the castle complex is privately owned.
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Villages in Kroměříž District