Bučovice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihomoravský kraj | ||||
| District : | Vyškov | ||||
| Area : | 4296 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 9 ' N , 17 ° 0' E | ||||
| Height: | 230 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 6,496 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 685 01 | ||||
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| Railway connection: | Brno – Vlárský průsmyk | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 5 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Radovan Válek (as of 2011) | ||||
| Address: | Jiráskova 502 685 01 Bučovice |
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| Municipality number: | 592943 | ||||
| Website : | www.bucovice.cz | ||||
| Location of Bučovice in the Vyškov district | |||||
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Bučovice (German Butschowitz ) is a city with 6496 inhabitants (January 1, 2019) in the Czech Republic . It is located 230 m above sea level. 40 km east of Brno on the Litava and belongs to the Okres Vyškov .
history
The first written mention of it comes from the year 1322. In the second half of the 16th century the then sovereign Johann Schembera von Boskovic had a renaissance castle built , which is one of the most valuable buildings in the region. The builder was the imperial architect Jacopo Strada . Famous artists such as Hans Mont were involved in the design . From 1597 to 1945 the castle belonged to the Princes of Liechtenstein .
The town was badly marked by the Thirty Years War . There was a renewed boom in the 18th century when the textile industry was settled. After the decline in the textile industry, the furniture industry settled down.
Attractions
- Bučovice Castle , built between 1635 and 1637
- Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary, built between 1637 and 1641
- The statues of St. John of Nepomuk (1722) and St. John Sarkander (1720)
- Jewish Cemetery
City structure
The towns of Černčín ( Tschertscheid ), Kloboučky ( Klobutschek ), Marefy ( Marhöfen ), and Vícemilice ( Witzomielitz ) belong to Bučovice .
Personalities
- Bohuslav Sobotka (* 1971), politician, head of government and finance minister in the Czech Republic, attended the local grammar school.
