Rohatec

Rohatec is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Rohatec
Municipality
Church of Saint Bartholomew
Flag Coat of arms
Rohatec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′49″N 17°11′0″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	1270
Area
• Total	17.45 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,459
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 01
Website	www.rohatec.cz

Geography

Rohatec is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 53 km (33 mi) southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The village is situated on the right bank of the Morava River.

History

The first written mention of Rohatec is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1270. From 1368 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Rohatec belonged to the Strážnice estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,120 —     1880 1,571 +40.3% 1890 1,663 +5.9% 1900 1,844 +10.9% 1910 2,123 +15.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,015 −5.1% 1930 2,233 +10.8% 1950 2,634 +18.0% 1961 3,040 +15.4% 1970 3,041 +0.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 3,203 +5.3% 1991 3,205 +0.1% 2001 3,371 +5.2% 2011 3,475 +3.1% 2021 3,275 −5.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/55 road from Olomouc to Břeclav passes through the municipality.

Rohatec is located on the railway lines Přerov–Břeclav and Hodonín–Velká nad Veličkou.^[5]

Sights

Gothic chapel

The most valuable monument is a chapel that is the chancel of the original Gothic church. It dates from around 1300.^[6]

After the old church was demolished in 1903, the Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1911, designed by the architect Vladimír Fischer. It is the main landmark of Rohatec.^[7]

Notable people

• Zdeněk Škromach (born 1956), politician; lives here
• Jakub Kornfeil (born 1993), motorcycle racer; lives here