Kněždub

Kněždub is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Kněždub
Municipality
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Kněždub Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°53′12″N 17°23′44″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
Founded	1264
Area
• Total	16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,038
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 64
Website	www.knezdub.cz

Kněždub lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Hodonín, 67 km (42 mi) south-east of Brno, and 254 km (158 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,191	—
1880	1,288	+8.1%
1890	1,307	+1.5%
1900	1,352	+3.4%
1910	1,340	−0.9%
1921	1,314	−1.9%
1930	1,277	−2.8%
1950	1,205	−5.6%
1961	1,313	+9.0%
1970	1,283	−2.3%
1980	1,156	−9.9%
1991	1,114	−3.6%
2001	1,097	−1.5%
2011	1,113	+1.5%
2021	1,036	−6.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Joža Uprka (1861–1940), painter
• František Uprka (1868–1929), sculptor
• Antoš Frolka (1877–1935), painter