Střížovice (Kroměříž District)

49°15′26″N 17°26′59″E / 49.25722°N 17.44972°E / 49.25722; 17.44972Country Czech RepublicRegionZlínDistrictKroměřížFirst mentioned1365Area • Total5.72 km² (2.21 sq mi)Elevation190 m (620 ft)Population • Total249 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.strizovice-km.cz

Střížovice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Střížovice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Kroměříž and 14 km (9 mi) northwest of Zlín. It lies in a mainly agricultural landscape on the border between the Chřiby range and Upper Morava Valley. The Morava River forms the eastern municipal border.

There is a wetland called Bašnov, protected as a nature monument due to the presence of the European fire-bellied toad. The nature monument has an area of 17.5 ha (43 acres).^[2]

The first written mention of Střížovice is from 1365.^[3]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 231 —     1880 256 +10.8% 1890 221 −13.7% 1900 238 +7.7% 1910 287 +20.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 286 −0.3% 1930 256 −10.5% 1950 275 +7.4% 1961 251 −8.7% 1970 244 −2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 211 −13.5% 1991 212 +0.5% 2001 228 +7.5% 2011 249 +9.2% 2021 233 −6.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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

There are no major sights in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are a statue of Saint Florian from 1723 and a stone cross from 1748.^[6] Other landmarks are a belfry and a chapel, both from the 18th century.^[7]