Stařeč

Stařeč
Stařeč
Market town
	View from the south
	Flag Coat of arms
	Stařeč Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°11′52″N 15°49′41″E / 49.19778°N 15.82806°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Třebíč
First mentioned	1259
Area
• Total	15.41 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,689
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	675 22
Website	www.mestys-starec.eu

Stařeč (German: Startsch) is a market town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Stařeč consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Stařeč (1,508)
Kracovice (81)

Geography

Stařeč is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Třebíč and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Zadní hora at 634 m (2,080 ft) above sea level. The stream Stařečský potok flows through the market town.

History

The first written mention of Stařeč is from 1259, but the village may have already appeared in the foundation deed of Třebíč Monastery from 1101. In 1499, Stařeč was first mentioned as a market town. In 1534, it was promoted to market town again, so it probably lost this status briefly during this period.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	906	—
1880	1,032	+13.9%
1890	1,081	+4.7%
1900	1,232	+14.0%
1910	1,381	+12.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,316	−4.7%
1930	1,455	+10.6%
1950	1,450	−0.3%
1961	1,528	+5.4%
1970	1,495	−2.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,417	−5.2%
1991	1,354	−4.4%
2001	1,427	+5.4%
2011	1,630	+14.2%
2021	1,589	−2.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Stařeč is located on the railway line Znojmo–Okříšky.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a late Romanesque building, rebuilt in the Baroque style. The tower dates from 1597.^[7]

Notable people

Bernard Grun (1901–1972), German composer and conductor

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ "Stařeč – Historie a současnost obce" (in Czech). Mikroregion Třebíčsko. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Stařeč" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^ "Kostel sv. Jakuba Staršího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] "Stařeč – Historie a současnost obce" (in Czech). Mikroregion Třebíčsko. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Detail stanice Stařeč" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

[7] "Kostel sv. Jakuba Staršího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

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