Lesní Hluboké

Lesní Hluboké is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Lesní Hluboké
Municipality
Chapel of Saint Anne
Flag Coat of arms
Lesní Hluboké Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′7″N 16°18′25″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1395
Area
• Total	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	273
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 83
Website	www.lesnihluboke.cz

Geography

Lesní Hluboké is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Brno. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 521 m (1,709 ft) above sea level. The village is situated on an elevated plateau above the valleys of the streams Bílý potok and Přibyslavický potok, which flow along the northern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Lesní Hluboké is in a deed of King Wenceslaus IV from 1395. Silver and iron ore were mined in the area.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 221 —     1880 225 +1.8% 1890 227 +0.9% 1900 235 +3.5% 1910 224 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 209 −6.7% 1930 206 −1.4% 1950 192 −6.8% 1961 209 +8.9% 1970 194 −7.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 198 +2.1% 1991 186 −6.1% 2001 161 −13.4% 2011 202 +25.5% 2021 288 +42.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of the municipality is the Lesní Hluboké Castle with the Chapel of Saint Anne. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1770. The castle was built by the then-owner of Lesní Hluboké, the monastery in Rajhrad, and was originally used as a hunting lodge and the seat of the administration of the surrounding forests. In 1884, the building was reconstructed and since then it has served as a summer recreation facility for Benedictine monks. The properties of the monastery were confiscated by the state in 1948. In 2015, the castle was returned to the Benedictine community in Rajhrad.^[5]

A cultural monument is a set of nine wooden crosses. They commemorate the mass murder of the wedding party from 1540, committed by a disgraced veteran of the Ottoman wars.^[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Dávná historie obce, proměny samostatné obce, pověst o 9 křížích" (in Czech). Obec Lesní Hluboké. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Zámek s kaplí sv. Anny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
6. "Devět křížů" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

External links

• Official website