Olšany
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihomoravský kraj | ||||
| District : | Vyškov | ||||
| Area : | 1870 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 14 ' N , 16 ° 53' E | ||||
| Height: | 418 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 593 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 683 02 | ||||
| License plate : | B. | ||||
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| Street: | Habrovany - Olšany | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Dana Křížová (as of 2010) | ||||
| Address: | Olšany 66 683 01 Rousínov u Vyškova |
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| Municipality number: | 550132 | ||||
| Website : | www.olsany.org | ||||
| Location of Olšany in the Vyškov district | |||||
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Olšany (German Olschan , formerly Ollschan ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located eleven kilometers southwest of Vyškov and belongs to the Okres Vyškov . The municipality is part of the Drahanská vrchovina microregion .
geography
Olšany is located at the southwestern foot of the Drahaner Bergland at the transition to Vyškovská brázda ( Wischauer Tor ). The village extends in the valley of the brook Olšanský potok or Habrovanský potok . To the northeast rises the Ostatečná hora (410 m) and to the west the Červená hora and the Červený vrch ( Red Mountain , 535 m). South of Olšany are three large, abandoned quarries.
Neighboring towns are Račice-Pístovice in the north, Drnovice , Luleč and Hranáč in the northeast, Nemojany in the east, Tučapy in the southeast, Habrovany , Královopolské Vážany and Vítovice in the south, Viničné Šumice and Jezera in the southwest, Hostěnice , Pod Hádkem in the west, and Březina u Křtin , Lhotky, Bukovina and Bukovinka in the northwest.
history
Olšany was founded by the princes of Liechtenstein at the end of the 17th century . The first settlers were 28 families from Studnitz who earned their livelihood as lumberjacks and charcoal burners in the princely forests. The village was subject to the Pozořice dominion . The first written mention of the village took place on May 6, 1691 in the parish registers of the parish Luleč , as Jakub Schubert from Nemojan Anna, married the daughter of Jan Novotný from Olšany. The oldest local seal dates from 1713. In 1754 the village consisted of 28 chalets. In 1791, 253 people lived in the 39 houses in Olšany. In the middle of the 19th century, home weaving came to Olšany to secure a livelihood. A loom was operated in every house in the village. In 1834 the village had grown to 49 houses and had 342 residents. The Pyramida lookout tower was built on Červený vrch in 1876 . After the abolition of patrimonial Olšany / Olschan formed from 1850 a community in the district administration Wischau . The construction of the railway between Brno and Prerau through the Wischauer Tor, which began in 1865, led to an economic boom in the town. In 1867 the first quarry was built south of the village in Grund Žleb , which was greatly expanded by 1869. The stones were transported by rail from the Komořany u Vyškova railway station . In 1877 a village school was established in Olšany, previously the local children were taught in Habrowan. Home weaving ceased at the beginning of the 20th century. The volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1905. In 1910, Olšany consisted of 102 houses and had 538 inhabitants. In 1914 there were six quarries in Olšany with 200 employees. The lookout tower on Červený vrch, damaged after military exercises, was restored in 1918. In 1924 a forest cemetery was established in Olšany. In 1926 a new 36 m high tower was built on the Červený vrch. In 1930 540 people lived in the 124 houses in the village. The tourist development of the village began in the middle of the 20th century. In 1931 Ferdinand Myslín built a 700 m² natural swimming pool on his property, next to which the U koupaliště restaurant was built. The bath and the restaurant were nationalized in 1950. A kindergarten was established in the same year. Ten years later the bathroom was torn down. At the beginning of 1961, Olšany merged with Habrovany to form Habrovany-Olšany . This dissolved again in 1990. In 1993 the company Poulain sro, which belongs to Bolek Polívka, acquired the former cooperative cow stable and set up a horse farm with an inn. The village to Královopolské Vážany is parish.
Community structure
No districts have been identified for the municipality of Olšany.
Attractions
- Chapel of John the Baptist on the village green, built in 1886
- Cross at the chapel
- Memorial to the victims of both world wars
- Bolek Polívka farm , southeast of the village on the road to Habrovany
Personalities
- The actor Bolek Polívka runs a horse farm in Olšany, which gained national fame through events such as the world championship in throwing a shotgun in a grain.