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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Šošůvka
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Pohled na obec od kaple svatého Václava a Anežky České, Šošůvka, okres Blansko.jpg
| image_caption           = General view
| image_flag              = Šošůvka vlajka.jpg
| image_shield            = Sosuvka znak.gif
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Moravian Region|South Moravian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Blansko District|Blansko]]
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| image_map               =
| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|49|24|38|N|16|45|7|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
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| leader_title            =
| leader_name             =
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1374
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 5.12
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 575
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 685
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 679 13
| area_code_type          =
| area_code               =
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| website                 = {{URL|https://sosuvka.com/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Šošůvka''' is a municipality and village in [[Blansko District]] in the [[South Moravian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 700 inhabitants.
==Geography==
Šošůvka is located about {{convert|9|km|0}} northeast of [[Blansko]] and {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Brno]]. It lies in the [[Drahany Highlands]]. The highest point is the hill Helišova skála at {{convert|613|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. Šošůvka lies on the northern border of the [[Moravian Karst]] Protected Landscape Area. Part of the ''Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně'' ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves") Nature Reserve is located in the municipality.
==History==
The first written mention of Šošůvka is from 1374.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://sosuvka.com/obec/historie-obce/|publisher=Obec Šošůvka|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-10}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|477
|1880|649
|1890|713
|1900|703
|1910|732
|1921|728
|1930|680
|1950|628
|1961|682
|1970|697
|1980|700
|1991|694
|2001|711
|2011|670
|2021|651
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=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|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
==Sights==
Šošůvka is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monument are two crosses: a stone cross from 1800 and a cast iron cross from 1855.<ref>{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Šošůvka|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=64&okres=641&obec=582484&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref>
The main landmark of Šošůvka is the Chapel of Saints Wenceslaus and Agnes, located next to the cemetery. It is a modern chapel, built in 2001–2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaple sv. Václava a sv. Anežky České v Šošůvce|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/kaple-sv-vaclava-a-sv-anezky-ceske|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-10}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Villages in Blansko District]]