Bratčice

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Bratčice
Bratčice coat of arms
Bratčice (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Jihomoravský kraj
District : Brno-venkov
Area : 616 ha
Geographic location : 49 ° 4 ′  N , 16 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 3 ′ 54 ″  N , 16 ° 31 ′ 19 ″  E
Height: 215  m nm
Residents : 708 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Postal code : 664 67
License plate : B.
traffic
Street: Syrovice - Němčičky
Railway connection: Znojmo – Kolín
Next international airport : Brno-Turany Airport
structure
Status: local community
Districts: 1
administration
Mayor : Petr Haramach (as of 2009)
Address: Bratčice 36
664 67 Syrovice
Municipality number: 582883
Website : www.obec-bratcice.cz

Bratčice (German Bratschitz , formerly Bratschütz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located six kilometers southwest of Rajhrad and belongs to the Okres Brno-venkov .

geography

Bratčice is located at the confluence of the Lejtna ( Leittenbach ) in the Šatava on the edge of the Thaya-Schwarza valley basin . The expressway R 52 / E 461 passes east of the village , the next exit 17 is at Ledce .

Neighboring towns are Tikovice, Ořechov and Hajany in the north, Syrovice in the northeast, Sobotovice in the east, Na Podhrázkém, Ledce and Hrušovany u Brna in the southeast, Medlov in the south, Němčičky and Pravlov in the southwest, Dolní Kounice in the west and Mělčany and Silůvest in the north-west.

history

Archaeological finds show an early settlement in the area of ​​the municipality. When the gravel pit was opened up, a 30,000-year-old storage site with remains of mammoth and reindeer bones was found. Bones and skulls that are 5000 years old and Slavic ceramic remains from the 7th century have been found in the village.

The present village probably existed as early as the 12th century and belonged to the Rosa Coeli monastery . The first written mention of Bratčice was made in 1537 in the monastery chronicle in a report on the sale of several villages of the extinct monastery by Ferdinand I to the Bohemian Vice Chancellor Jiří Žabka von Limberg. Subsequently various Moravian noble families took turns as owners of the village. This included the corporal Svatoš Jeník, by Rudolf II. In the Vladikenstand was raised and the predicate Jeník accepted by Bratřice. Later Bratčice was again attached to the Kounice rule . Over time, the place was called Bratřice , Bračice , Braczicz and Bratschütz .

After the abolition of patrimonial Bračice formed from 1850 a municipality in the district authority Auspitz . Since 1923 the place has been called Bratčice . Between 1948 and 1960 the municipality belonged to the Okres Židlochovice. After its abolition, Bratčice was assigned to the Okres Brno-venkov. 1980 Bratčice was with Sobotovice and Ledce after Syrovice incorporated. The municipality of Bratčice has existed again since 1990 and since 2000 it has had a coat of arms and a banner.

To the south of the village there is a large tertiary sand deposit as well as a marl and clay deposit. There were four brickworks in Bratčice for a while. Diorite was broken north of the place . Sand continues to be mined today.

Community structure

No districts are shown for the municipality of Bratčice.

Attractions

Church of St. Trinity
  • Church of St. Trinity, built in 1779. It received its current form at the end of the 19th century.
  • Statue of St. John of Nepomuk, from 1786
  • Statue of St. Florian
  • Birth house of the brothers Josef and Vilém Jakš

Individual evidence

  1. Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)