Střížovice is a municipality and village in

Plzeň-South District Plzeň-South District ( cs, okres Plzeň-jih)(German: Bezirk Pilsen-Süd) is a district ('' okres'') within the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is in Plzeň. The most populated municipality of the district is the to ...

in the

Plzeň Region Plzeň Region ( cs, Plzeňský kraj; german: Pilsner Region) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň (English, german: Pilsen). In terms of area, Plzeň Reg ...

of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Geography

Střížovice is located about south of

Plzeň Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...

. It lies in the

Švihov Highlands Švihov may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Švihov (Klatovy District), a town in the Plzeň Region **Švihov Castle in the town * Švihov (Rakovník District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Švihov, a village a ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Úslava The Úslava is a river in the Czech Republic. It originates as the ''Bradlava'' near the village of Číhaň. It runs through the following municipalities: Plánice (as the Bradlava), Žinkovy, Nepomuk, Blovice, Šťáhlavy, Starý Plzenec, Plze ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Střížovice is from 1379. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village was divided into two parts with different owners. One part belonged to the Dolní Lukavice estate and the second part belonged to the

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(and later

Šťáhlavy Šťáhlavy is a municipality and village in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It lies south-east from Plzeň. Administrative parts Village of Šťáhlavice is an administrative part ...

) estate.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Střížovice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is a memorial cross from around 1825.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strizovice Villages in Plzeň-South District