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Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prusy-Boškůvky is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Prusy-Boškůvky | |
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View of Boškůvky | |
Coordinates: 49°15′10″N 17°3′32″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Vyškov |
First mentioned | 1349 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 675 |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 683 27 |
Website | www |
The municipality is made up of the villages of Boškůvky and Moravské Prusy and of the hamlet of Zouvalka.
Prusy-Boškůvky is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Vyškov and 32 km (20 mi) east of Brno. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 355 m (1,165 ft) above sea level. The brook Pruský potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Prusy is from 1349. Boškůvky was first mentioned in 1465. Moravské Prusy and Boškůvky were merged into one municipality in 1964. Zouvalka was an administrative part of Vyškov in 1964–2016. Since 1 January 2017, it has been a part of Prusy-Boškůvky.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality, however, the D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes north of Prusy-Boškůvky just outside the municipal territory.
The main landmark is the Church of Saint George, located in Moravské Prusy. It is a valuable Baroque building dating from 1733. The author of the basic concept of the building was the architect Domenico Martinelli.[5]
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