Pohořelice
Town in South Moravian, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pohořelice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpoɦor̝ɛlɪtsɛ]; German: Pohrlitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants.
Pohořelice | |
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 Town square | |
_vlajka.jpg) Flag _znak.jpg) Coat of arms | |
  Pohořelice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′52″N 16°31′28″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miroslav Novák |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.05 km2 (16.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,071 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 691 23 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
The villages of Nová Ves and Smolín are administrative parts of Pohořelice.
Geography
Pohořelice is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Brno. It lies in a flat landscape of the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The Jihlava River flows through the town. There are two large fishponds in the municipal territory: Vrkoč and Starý. They are among the largest ponds in Moravia. The largest Moravian pond, Novoveský, is located near Nová Ves just across the municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Pohořelice is from 1222. It was a royal town until 1512, when it was acquired by Vilém II of Pernštejn. He and his descendants focused on the economic development of the town and they began to establish ponds. Pohořelice became a centre of grain growing, viticulture and fish farming.[2]
In the 18th century, the Pohořelice estate was owned by the Dietrichstein family. The town experienced construction development, especially thanks to the construction of the road from Brno to Vienna in 1727.[2]
After World War II, there was an internment camp in the town for ethnic Germans, as a part of the Brno death march.
Demographics
Economy
Viticulture has a long tradition here. Pohořelice lies in the Mikulovská wine sub-region.
Transport
The D52 motorway, which further continues as the I/52 road (part of the European route E461 from Brno to the Czech-Austrian border in Mikulov), passes through the town.
Sights
The landmark of Pohořelice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a three-nave Gothic church, which was gradually built from 1290 to 1580. Renaissance modifications were made in 1668.[5]
A baroque monument is the Paar's Manor House in the centre of the town. it was built at the end of the 17th century. Today the building belongs to the school complex.[6]
Leopoldsruhe is a Baroque hunting manor house, built for Leopold of Dietrichstein in 1747. It is an architecturally valuable monument.[7]
Notable people
- Berthold Feiwel (1875–1937), Austrian-Jewish writer, journalist and Zionist politician
- Eugen Beyer (1882–1940), Austrian field marshal
- Věra Špinarová (1951–2017), singer
Twin towns – sister cities
Pohořelice is twinned with:[8]
Brezová pod Bradlom, Slovakia
Poraj, Poland
Gallery
Church of Saint James the Great
Former Hotel Pfann
Jewish cemetery
References
External links
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