# Svratouch

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**Svratouch** is a municipality and village in [Chrudim District](/source/Chrudim_District) in the [Pardubice Region](/source/Pardubice_Region) of the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic). It has about 900 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

Svratouch consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]

- Svratouch (875)
- Karlštejn (8)

## Geography

Svratouch is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of [Chrudim](/source/Chrudim) and 38 km (24 mi) southeast of [Pardubice](/source/Pardubice). It lies mostly in the [Upper Svratka Highlands](/source/Upper_Svratka_Highlands), only the western part of the municipal territory extends into the [Iron Mountains](/source/Iron_Mountains_(Czech_Republic)). The highest point is the hill Karlštejn at 783 m (2,569 ft) above sea level. The municipality lies within the [Žďárské vrchy](/source/%C5%BD%C4%8F%C3%A1rsk%C3%A9_vrchy) Protected Landscape Area.

## History

The first written mention of Svratouch is from 1392. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the [Rychmburk](/source/P%C5%99edhrad%C3%AD) estate.[2]

## Demographics

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,609 — 1880 1,606 −0.2% 1890 1,561 −2.8% 1900 1,521 −2.6% 1910 1,558 +2.4% 1921 1,489 −4.4% 1930 1,375 −7.7% 1950 1,049 −23.7% 1961 1,137 +8.4% 1970 1,069 −6.0% 1980 1,014 −5.1% 1991 926 −8.7% 2001 899 −2.9% 2011 873 −2.9% 2021 883 +1.1%

Censuses[3][4]

## Transport

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

## Sights

The most important monument is the hunting castle in Karlštejn. It was built in the Baroque style in 1770–1775. Today it serves as a hotel and restaurant.[5]

## See also

- [Earth-grazing meteoroid of 13 October 1990](/source/Earth-grazing_meteoroid_of_13_October_1990)

## References

1. ["Public Census 2021 – basic data"](https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO) (in Czech). *Public Database*. [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2022.

1. ["Historie obce"](https://www.svratouch.cz/town-history/) (in Czech). Obec Svratouch. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

1. ["Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011"](https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015) (in Czech). [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2015-12-21.

1. ["Population Census 2021: Population by sex"](https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK). *Public Database*. [Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office). 2021-03-27.

1. ["Zámek – lovecký zámeček"](https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-lovecky-zamecek-777019) (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.svratouch.cz/)

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