Hodslavice

Hodslavice (German: Hotzendorf) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Hodslavice
Municipality
Birthplace of František Palacký
Flag Coat of arms
Hodslavice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′19″N 18°1′25″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Nový Jičín
First mentioned	1411
Area
• Total	10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,692
• Density	155.9/km2 (403.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	742 71
Website	www.hodslavice.cz

History

The first written mention of Hodslavice is from 1411.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,289	—
1880	1,386	+7.5%
1890	1,491	+7.6%
1900	1,682	+12.8%
1910	1,863	+10.8%
1921	1,739	−6.7%
1930	1,954	+12.4%
1950	1,628	−16.7%
1961	1,747	+7.3%
1970	1,709	−2.2%
1980	1,728	+1.1%
1991	1,666	−3.6%
2001	1,688	+1.3%
2011	1,656	−1.9%
2021	1,614	−2.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• František Palacký (1798–1876), historian and politician
• Josef Hromádka (1889–1969), theologian
• Svatopluk Turek (1900–1972), writer