Šafov

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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48°52′0″N 15°44′5″E / 48.86667°N 15.73472°E / 48.86667; 15.73472Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictZnojmoFirst mentioned1323Area

• Total9.50 km² (3.67 sq mi)Elevation

439 m (1,440 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total143 • Density15/km² (39/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

671 06

Websitewww.safov.cz

Šafov (German: Schaffa) is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Šafov lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Znojmo, 75 km (47 mi) south-west of Brno, and 166 km (103 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,436	—
1880	1,089	−24.2%
1890	1,060	−2.7%
1900	942	−11.1%
1910	798	−15.3%
1921	748	−6.3%
1930	772	+3.2%
1950	354	−54.1%
1961	286	−19.2%
1970	254	−11.2%
1980	215	−15.4%
1991	172	−20.0%
2001	183	+6.4%
2011	153	−16.4%
2021	135	−11.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Ludwig Winder (1889–1946), Austrian-Czech writer, journalist and literary critic

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Znojmo" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.