| Blazena Strachotova | |
 Blazena Strachotova on her 103rd birthday in 2020 | |
| Birth: | 9 February 1917 Slavičín, Zlín Region, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) |
| Death: | 28 September 2025 České Budějovice, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic |
| Age: | 108 years, 231 days |
| Country: |  CZE
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| Centenarian | |
Blazena Strachotova (née Fibichova) [Czech: Blažena Fibichová Strachotová] (9 February 1917 – 28 September 2025) was a Czech centenarian who was the oldest living person in the Czech Republic at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Blazena Strachotova was born in Slavičín, Zlín Region, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic), on 9 February 1917. Her father Rudolf Fibich and mother Františka Fibichová owned a large farm and bakery, which employed several people. After finishing primary school, she began her butcher's apprenticeship in Valašské Meziříčí, where she trained as a meat and sausage saleswoman after 8 years. After returning from Valašské Meziříčí, she became acquainted with Jaroslav Strachota (1913–1977), who, like her, came from Slavičín. Jaroslav Strachota had to enlist in the Czechoslovak Army in September 1938, but returned home after the Munich Agreement. They got married in 1939. The young couple inherited the local soda factory, which Jaroslav's father Oswald Strachota had founded in 1919. The business prospered during World War II. The couple had two sons, Jan and Jaroslav. Blažena was an eyewitness to an air battle that took place between American planes and German fighters on 29 August 1944, near Slavičín, during which 28 American airmen died. In 1945, Slavičín was liberated by the Romanian army. After the communist coup, Strachot's soda factory was nationalized in 1950, and the couple moved to Ostrava and then to Brno for new work. In 1977, the family moved to České Budějovice. Her husband Jaroslav died on 9 November 1977.
On 8 July 2024, following the death of 107-year-old Filomena Kolomaznikova, she became the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic.
Blazena Strachotova died in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on 28 September 2025, at the age of 108 years, 231 days. Following her death, then 107-year-old Karla Kockova became the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic.
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References[]
- OBRAZEM: Jubilantka Blažena Strachotová slavila 103 let. Gratuloval jí primátor Českobudějovický deník, 11 February 2020
- Budějovická jubilantka se narodila, když svrhli ruského cara Českobudějovický deník, 10 February 2022
- Oslava neuvěřitelných 106. narozenin Jihočeská televize, 13 February 2023
- Rodačce ze Slavičína je 107 let. Šokuje svojí vitalitou Novinky.cz, 10 February 2024
- Optimismus a vitalita. Blažena Strachotová z Budějovic oslaví 108. narozeniny Českobudějovický deník, 8 February 2025
- Nejstarší občanka je z Valašska. Blažena Strachotová oslavila 108. narozeniny! Valašský deník, 10 February 2025
- Zemřela nejstarší občanka ČR. Zažila ještě Rakousko-Uhersko iDNES, 1 October 2025
- Ve 108 letech zemřela v Budějovicích nejstarší obyvatelka ČR Českobudějovický deník, 1 October 2025
| Czech Republic's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Marie Vichrova • Bohumila Rosova • Anna Zavrelova • Vilemina Lipcikova • Ludvik Petruj • Emilie Dolezalova • Marie Berankova • Frantiska Novotna • Marie Kraslova • Marta Pokorna • Josef Flandera • Juliana Vasickova • Marie Smejkalova • Frantiska Koznarova • Marie Tresnakova • Evangelia Carasova • Vlastimila Ceskova • Marie Behenska • Bedriska Koehlerova • Anonymous • Kvetoslava Hranosova • Marie Schwarzova • Magdalena Kytnerova • Marie Holikova • Anna Koudelkova • Lidmile Junkova • Zdenka Kasparova • Bedriska Adamickova • Filomena Kolomaznikova • Blazena Strachotova • Karla Kockova |