Skalka u Kyjova
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihomoravský kraj | ||||
| District : | Hodonín | ||||
| Area : | 303 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 2 ' N , 17 ° 12' E | ||||
| Height: | 228 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 153 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 696 48 | ||||
| License plate : | B. | ||||
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| Street: | Ježov - Vřesovice | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Josef Novák (as of 2010) | ||||
| Address: | Skalka 69 696 48 Ježov |
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| Municipality number: | 586536 | ||||
| Website : | www.skalkaobec.cz | ||||
Skalka is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located seven kilometers northeast of Kyjov and belongs to the Okres Hodonín .
geography
Skalka is located in the Kyjovská pahorkatina hill country . The village is located on the slopes on both sides of the Skalecký creek. The Hačky (346 m) rises to the northeast, the Budy (310 m) in the southwest and the Šepruny (303 m) to the northwest. To the south lies the Dolní Ježov reservoir for drinking water.
Neighboring towns are Podhoří and Labuty in the north, Osvětimany and Hruškovice in the northeast, Hostějov and Újezdec in the east, Ježov and Žádovice in the south, Hýsly in the southwest, Dolní Moštěnice and Moravany in the west and Čeložnice and Josefinský Dvest in the north.
history
The village was first mentioned in writing in 1318 in a certificate of ownership by King John of Luxembourg for Johann von Neuhaus . This left Skalka in the same year in the course of an exchange of goods to the diocese of Olomouc . Subsequently, Skalka was handed over to various owners as an episcopal fief. Later Skalka became subordinate to the Buchlov rule, and was under the Lowczowe prawo until 1748. Until the middle of the 19th century, Skalka always remained part of Buchlov.
After the abolition of patrimonial Skalka formed from 1850 a community in the district administration Gaya . In 1957, the municipal office was built in place of the old municipal warehouse, which was later expanded to include the addition of a syringe house. After the Okres Kyjov was abolished, Skalka was assigned to the Okres Hodonín in 1960. As of December 31, 2005, Skalka had 178 inhabitants.
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Skalka. Skalka consists of the localities Dědina, Pod Skalú, Drahy, Za Humny and Za Kaplí.
Attractions
- Chapel of St. Josef, built between 1904 and 1907. The idea of building a chapel arose in 1898 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the throne of Emperor Franz Josef. In 1904 the mayor Jan Zelenka bought a piece of land in the center of the village from the pastor. The consecration took place three years later. In the years 1983-1984 a repair took place. After the demolition of house No. 17, the area around the chapel was redesigned in 2001 and a green area with a parking lot was created. The last repair took place in 2005.
- Hošťálka natural monument, dry slope east of the village
- Memorial to the victims of both world wars in Dědina, erected in 1968
- Sandstone sculptures of the Seven Sorrows and John of Nepomuk, created in 1889 by the Heršov family
- Skalák wine cellar on the road to Ježov
- several crossroads