Svratouch | |
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![]() Karlštejn hunting castle | |
Coordinates: 49°43′28″N16°2′3″E / 49.72444°N 16.03417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Pardubice |
District | Chrudim |
First mentioned | 1392 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01) [1] | |
• Total | 910 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 539 42 |
Website | www |
Svratouch is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
The village of Karlštejn is an administrative part of Svratouch.
Svratouch is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Chrudim and 38 km (24 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies mostly in the Upper Svratka Highlands, only the western part of the municipal territory extends into the Iron Mountains. The highest point is the hill Karlštejn at 783 m (2,569 ft) above sea level. The municipality lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.
Climate data for Svratouch (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 33.7 (92.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | 10.5 (50.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | −1.9 (28.6) | 6.9 (44.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) | −4.3 (24.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 4.4 (39.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.8 (38.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.7 (−10.7) | −20.4 (−4.7) | −16.3 (2.7) | −9.5 (14.9) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | −0.9 (30.4) | −7.3 (18.9) | −14.0 (6.8) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −23.7 (−10.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.7 (1.76) | 40.0 (1.57) | 59.9 (2.36) | 47.6 (1.87) | 85.2 (3.35) | 91.4 (3.60) | 102.8 (4.05) | 90.8 (3.57) | 74.1 (2.92) | 53.1 (2.09) | 47.0 (1.85) | 48.1 (1.89) | 784.7 (30.89) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.6 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 119.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.6 | 76.9 | 121.4 | 180.2 | 212.5 | 213.2 | 228.2 | 229.7 | 157.7 | 108.1 | 49.1 | 44.3 | 1,675.9 |
Source: NOAA [2] |
The first written mention of Svratouch is from 1392. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rychmburk estate. [3]
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Source: Censuses [4] [5] |
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
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. [6]
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