Adamov u Brna
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihomoravský kraj | ||||
| District : | Blansko | ||||
| Area : | 378 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 18 ' N , 16 ° 39' E | ||||
| Height: | 258 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 4,517 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 679 04 | ||||
| License plate : | B. | ||||
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| Street: | Bílovice nad Svitavou - Adamov | ||||
| Railway connection: | Brno – Česká Třebová | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
| administration | |||||
| Mayor : | Roman Pilát (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Pod Horkou 2 679 04 Adamov |
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| Municipality number: | 581291 | ||||
| Website : | www.adamov.cz | ||||
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Adamov (German Adamsthal ) is a town in Okres Blansko in the Jihomoravský kraj region ( Czech Republic ).
geography
The city is located 13 kilometers north of Brno in the valley of the Svitava River through the Drahan Mountains . 4517 inhabitants live on 308 hectares, more than half of which are forested (January 1, 2019).
history
The industrial city has been closely associated with metal processing since 1360. It experienced the greatest development in the 15th century, when hammer mills attracted more and more workers. The village was originally called Althammer (Staré Hamry) and was renamed Adamsthal in 1732 under Adam Josef Fürst von Liechtenstein , the owner of the iron works. Adamsthal has been a center of mechanical engineering since the 19th century. It was here in 1888/89 that the "Second Marcus Car" , one of the oldest automobiles preserved in its original state, was built by the Märky, Bromovsky & Schulz company.
After the First World War, an armaments industry was built here, among other things. After the 1990s, a large part of the state-owned companies was closed or downsized.
On July 1, 1964, Adamov was promoted to the city.
City structure
No districts are shown for the town of Adamov. Adamov consists of the settlements Adamov I-Horka, Adamov II colony, Adamov III-Ptačina, Josefov and Huť Františka. Basic settlement units are Adamov-střed, K Útěchovu, Kolonie, Průmyslový obvod and Ptačí svatyně.
Attractions
- Church of St. Barbara (1854)
- The Zwettler Altar in the Barbarakirche (1516–1525)
- Huť Františka ironworks in Josefovské údolí, branch of the Technical Museum in Brno
- Býčí skála cave in Moravský kras with finds from the Bronze Age
- New castle (1366) founded by Boček z Kunštátu
- Ruins of the Ronov Castle
- Alexandrovka lookout tower
- Nature reserves Josefovské údolí, Jelení skok, Dřínová, Coufavá
Personalities
- Jan Fibich (* 1819; † 1882 in Adamov), father of the composer Zdeněk Fibich
- Anna Hubnerová (1860–1891), actress in Brno
- Johann Victor Krämer (1861–1949), painter
- Paul Heider (1868–1936), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- Antonín Schumann (1868–1936), painter
- Robert Schoeller (* 1873 in Adamov, † 1950 in Vienna), industrialist in the sugar industry
- František Xaver Naske (1884–1959), painter and graphic artist
- Josef Štěpán Maleček (* 1890 in Adamov, † 1983 in Prague), painter
- František Pokorný (* 1902 in Adamov, † 1972 in Babice nad Svitavou), artist
- Zdeněk Kroupa (* 1922 in Adamov; † 1999), opera singer
Web links
- Homepage (CZ)
- The Zwettler Altar in the St. Barbara Church
- Siegfried Marcus - the second Marcus car ( Memento from May 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) on ABSOLUT-MECKLENBURG.DE
- On the history of the second Marcus car that was built here ( Memento from March 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ADAST, manufacturer (successor) of the second Marcus car (CZ / EN) ( Memento from December 26, 2005 in the Internet Archive )