Luhačovice

Luhačovice
Basic data
State :	Czech Republic
Historical part of the country :	Moravia
Region :	Zlínský kraj
District :	Zlín
Area :	3299 ha
Geographic location :	49 ° 6 ′ N , 17 ° 45 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ 3 ″ N , 17 ° 45 ′ 19 ″ E
Height:	253 m nm
Residents :	5,045 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code :	763 26
License plate :	Z
traffic
Railway connection:	Újezdec u Luhačovic – Luhačovice
structure
Status:	city
Districts:	4th
administration
Mayor :	Ing. Bc. Marie Semelová (as of 2018)
Address:	nám. 28. října 543 ; 763 26 Luhačovice
Municipality number:	585459
Website :	www.luhacovice.cz

The small town of Luhačovice ([ ˈlʊɦat͡ʃɔvɪt͡sɛ ]) (German Bad Luhatschowitz ) is due to its mineral springs and favorable climatic conditions as the largest and oldest health resort in Moravia and one of the most important health resorts in the Czech Republic .

geography

Luhačovice is located in the Zlín district ( Moravia / Czech Republic ) on the Luhačovický brook ( Luhačovický potok , also known as Šťávnice, Ščavnice and Horní Olšava) in the White Carpathians at an altitude of 253 m above sea level. NN. The city of Luhačovice is formed by 4 cadastral municipalities. It was created through the union of the independent municipalities of Luhačovice, Řetechov, Polichno and Kladná Žilín. Luhačovice has an area of 3299.81 ha and 5740 inhabitants. In 1925 the so-called Prague Quarter (Pražská čtvrť) was annexed to the place, then in 1960 the entire municipality of Pozlovice. In the 19th and early 20th centuries the population of the former agricultural community increased rapidly, between 1850 and 1950 it grew from 783 to 2644 inhabitants. The highest peak in the vicinity of Luhačovice is Komonec with a height of 672 m above sea level. NN. The eastern and south-eastern parts of the Luhačovice area are part of the White Carpathian Nature Reserve. Ethnographically , it is located in the transition region Luhačovské Zálesí between Valašsko in the north and Slovácko in the south.

Town twinning

Hungary Hajdúszoboszló (Hungary)
Slovakia Piešťany (Slovakia)

Medicinal springs

Pavilion from 1929 with the drinking fountain of the Ottovka spring

From 1629 until the expropriation by the communist regime in 1948, Luhačovice belonged to Count Serényi de Kis Serény . Since the restitution in 2016 to Isabella Baroness Thienen-Adlerflycht , née Countess Serényi, the castle and the associated forestry and agricultural operations have now belonged to the descendants of the family again. The Count Serényi recognized the healing properties of the springs very early and helped the place to become one of the most popular baths in Austria-Hungary. The originally predominant agriculture and forestry operations lost economic importance as the pool operations increased. The mineral springs were known since 1669 and have been used as medicinal springs since 1790. After 1902 they were operated by the Luhačovice Baths Joint Stock Company, with the expansion of the bath infrastructure on a large scale. While 861 patients were cured in 1851, in 1909 there were already over 5000 and in 1930 13,260 guests. After the Second World War, the changing rooms were administered nationally, from 1948 after the February overthrow of KSČ completely nationalized.

The spa tradition began in Luhačovice in the early 18th century and flourished at the beginning of the 19th century, which was accompanied by the general boom in balneology in the countries of the Bohemian Crown . 15,000 liters of mineral water are pumped per hour . The most important minerals dissolved in it are sodium, calcium, magnesium, chlorine, bromine and iodine. The temperature of the spring water is between 10 and 12 ° C. The most famous sources are the Vincentka, Aloiska, Ottovka, Pramen Dr. Šťastného and Sv. Josefa (Dr Šťastný and St. Josef springs). With the mineral water obtained here, diseases of the respiratory tract , the digestive tract and motor skills , diabetes and metabolic disorders are cured. In addition to inhalations and mud baths, drinking cures are particularly popular, which are usually combined with long walks between the springs distributed in the spa park.

Due to the founding activity of the Serényi, several sources have been named after members of this family, for example the Vincentka (after Count Vinzenz Serényi), the Aloiska (after Count Alois Serényi ) and the Ottovka (after Count Otto Serényi).

Culture and sights

Theaters and museums

Spa theater

Buildings

Jurkovičův dům spa house

Baroque Luhačovice chateau from 1738

Villa district "Prague Quarter"

Jurkovičův dům
Baroque castle Luhačovice
Vila_Světlana

Green spaces and recreation

White Carpathian Nature Reserve (Bílé Karpaty)
Luhačovice dam : the reservoir two kilometers upstream forms a recreational area.

Regular events

Cultural highlights: the annual spring opening, the festival of small stages, the international folklore festival for children's ensembles and the music festival " Leoš Janáček and Luhačovice", which refers to the close connection between this composer and Luhačovice.

literature

Josef Ferstl von Förstenau : The bathing, drinking and whey cure institute in Luhatschowitz in Moravia. Monograph based on research and experience . Gerold, Vienna 1853 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Luhačovice - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
↑ ^a ^b Josef Bartoš, Jindřich Schulz, Miloš Trapl: Historický místopis Moravy a Slezska v letech 1848–1960. Volume 8: Okresy. Uherské Hradiště, Uherský Brod, Hodonín, Kyjov. Profil, Ostrava 1982, pp. 143-146.

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

[Bartoš-2] Josef Bartoš, Jindřich Schulz, Miloš Trapl: Historický místopis Moravy a Slezska v letech 1848–1960. Volume 8: Okresy. Uherské Hradiště, Uherský Brod, Hodonín, Kyjov. Profil, Ostrava 1982, pp. 143-146.