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Strážnice

Strážnice ( ) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The town lies near the border with Slovakia, in the ethnographic region of Moravian Slovakia. It is located in the Lower Morava Valley near the Morava River. The Baťa Canal flows through the town. Strážnice experienced its greatest expansion in the 16th century under the rule of the Zierotin family and became one of the most important Moravian towns at that time. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The town is known for the Strážnice Castle and for an ethnographic open-air museum.

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Strážnice ( ) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The town lies near the border with Slovakia, in the ethnographic region of Moravian Slovakia. It is located in the Lower Morava Valley near the Morava River. The Baťa Canal flows through the town. Strážnice experienced its greatest expansion in the 16th century under the rule of the Zierotin family and became one of the most important Moravian towns at that time. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The town is known for the Strážnice Castle and for an ethnographic open-air museum.

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  1. population: 5,300 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "5,300 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377419626

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