title: Šakvice
text: # Šakvice
  
  Šakvice (German: Schakwitz) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
  
  Šakvice lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Břeclav, 35 km (22 mi) south of Brno, and 213 km (132 mi) south-east of Prague.
  
  ## History
  
  The first written mention of Šakvice is from 1248.
  
  Šakvice train collision took place here in 1953.
  
  