Hrušovany u Brna
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihomoravský kraj | ||||
| District : | Brno-venkov | ||||
| Area : | 908 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 2 ' N , 16 ° 35' E | ||||
| Height: | 184 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 3,564 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 664 62 | ||||
| License plate : | B. | ||||
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| Street: | Židlochovice - Bratčice | ||||
| Railway connection: | Brno - Břeclav | ||||
| Next international airport : | Brno-Tuřany | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miroslav Rožnovský (as of 2007) | ||||
| Address: | Masarykova 17 664 62 Hrušovany u Brna |
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| Municipality number: | 583081 | ||||
| Website : | www.hrusovanyubrna.cz | ||||
Hrušovany u Brna (German Rohrbach ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located 17 kilometers south of the city center of Brno and belongs to the Okres Brno-venkov .
geography
Hrušovany is located on the right side of the Šatava in the South Moravian Thaya-Schwarza valley basin . The Výhon (355 m) rises to the east of the city. In the north is the Šejba reservoir. The R 52 expressway leads past to the west , where exit 17 Bratčice is also located. There is a large gravel mining area in the southwest.
Neighboring towns are Rajhrad in the north, Vojkovice in the northeast, Židlochovice in the east, Unkovice and Žabčice in the south, Smolín in the southwest, Medlov in the west and Ledce in the northwest.
history
The village was first mentioned in documents in 1252 when Boček von Jaroslavice and Zbraslav donated it to the Saar monastery, which he founded . In 1563 the Žďár abbot Stefan released the village from all compulsory labor. In 1606 the Diocese of Olomouc acquired the place. In 1638, Simon Kratzer von Schönsberg began building a fortress that remained unfinished. In 1695 the place received the experience of creating a vineyard.
In 1702 Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf acquired the village. Maximilian von Dietrichstein bought Rohrbach in 1748. During the Napoleonic War, French troops and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his staff passed through the town on November 19, 1805 . In 1819 Albert Kasimir von Sachsen-Teschen became the owner of the village, which then passed to the Habsburgs .
With the construction of the Kaiser-Ferdinands-Nordbahn from Lundenburg to Brno by the Austrian Northern Railway in 1838, Rohrbach received a railway connection and station. This led to the settlement of businesses. The largest sugar factory in Moravia was built between 1881 and 1882. In 1895 the almost three kilometer long local railway to Seelowitz was built . As a result of the global economic crisis, the sugar factory ceased operations in 1929. In 1930 there were 1,841 people living in the village. In the 1930s, the railroad was expanded to two tracks. 1979 the passenger traffic on the railway to Židlochovice was stopped.
The shoe manufacturer Botex was located in Hrušovany until the 1990s. The largest industrial property that defines the townscape has been fallow since the Botex was liquidated. The largest companies in Hrušovany since then have been the Ytong company , which produces aerated concrete blocks, and the Romika Industries shoe factory. On April 27, 1997 Pope John Paul II visited the place and laid the foundation stone for the new church, which was consecrated on August 21, 2004 by the Brno Bishop Vojtěch Cikrle .
City structure
No districts are designated for the municipality of Hrušovany u Brna
Attractions
- Gravestone in the form of a Cyril and Method cross, created around 1600
- Church of the Virgin Mary Queen, built between 1997 and 2004
Personalities
- Between 1882 and 1885, Charlotte and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk lived in Hrušovany.