Velké Bílovice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihomoravský kraj | ||||
| District : | Břeclav | ||||
| Area : | 2573 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 51 ' N , 16 ° 54' E | ||||
| Height: | 176 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 3,907 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 691 02 | ||||
| License plate : | B. | ||||
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| Street: | D2 Brno - Břeclav | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Lenka Grofová (as of 2019) | ||||
| Address: | nám. Osvoboditelů 570 691 02 Velké Bílovice |
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| Municipality number: | 584983 | ||||
| Website : | www.velkebilovice.cz | ||||
Velké Bílovice ( IPA : ˈvɛlkɛː ˈbiːlovɪtsɛ; German Groß Billowitz ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is located ten kilometers north of Břeclav and belongs to the Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region . With more than 760 hectares of officially registered vineyards, it is the largest wine-growing community in the Czech Republic.
Geography and surroundings
Velké Bílovice is surrounded by vineyards in the north, east and south . Three kilometers to the north is the 251 m high hill Hradištěk. There are two ponds near Velké Bílovice, Šísary and Velký Bílovec, which are mainly used for fishing.
To the southwest of the city, behind Podivín , there is the nature park Thayaaue and cultural landscape Lednice-Valtice , further to the west then Pálava and reservoirs Nové Mlýny.
history
The place was first mentioned in 1306, when Tobias von Bechin bought it after the death of Sigfried Sirotek . In 1376 Mikuláš von Rabštejn bought the property and after his death Velké Bílovice fell to Jobst of Moravia , who sold it to Gerhard (or Heralt) von Kunstadt . From this he inherited it in 1406 Boček II of Podebrady . After his death in 1417, Velké Bílovice belonged to the Liechtenstein family until 1525 . In 1532 Bernhard von Žerotín became lord of Velké Bílovice. Together with his brothers, Friedrich von Zierotin became the owner in 1551 .
Bohemian brothers and Habaners ( Hutterites ) settled in Velké Bílovice in the 16th century . The latter founded a Bruderhof here in 1545 . In 1564, Jan von Žerotín built the Brethren Church. Jan von Žerotín and his wife Kunka von Boskowitz had the medieval fortress rebuilt into a Renaissance castle. Her son Ladislav Velen von Zerotein was the organizer of the Moravian Estates uprising of 1619 and was expropriated after the Battle of White Mountain .
Esther Countess von Meggau and after her Jacob Graf Kuen von Bellassy became the owner of the estate Břeclav including Velké Bílovice. In 1638 Karl Eusebius von Liechtenstein acquired the property and the goods remained with the House of Liechtenstein until 1925 . Johann Wenzel von Liechtenstein had the church re-Catholicized in 1765.
At the beginning of the 20th century, many residents of Bílovice emigrated to Argentina , Canada and the United States .
Velké Bílovice has been a city since 2001.
Attractions
- Haban cellars - the largest of them, built by Habans around 1614 , can be found in the direction of Čejkovice near the Velký Bílovec pond. The current owner is the Habánské sklepy company.
- City Museum - Showcasing local costumes, archaeological finds from the area, old farming tools, and other things related to the city's history.
- Hradištěk Hill - a former castle from the 14th and 15th centuries and now a lookout point. From the hill you can see not only the city, but also other cities and villages as well as vineyards. In good weather conditions, Pálava , wind farms in Austria and the White Carpathians are also visible. A chapel was built on the hill in 2002, dedicated to St. Urban , St. Cyril and Method and St. Wenceslas is consecrated.
- Church of the Birth of Mary - was built in 1764–1765 in the Baroque style.
- Viticulture - According to its homepage, Velké Bílovice has more than 650 wine cellars with press houses in 40 named cellar lanes and more than 730 hectares of vineyards (the largest area in the Czech Republic).
Culture and festivals
- "Hody" (the festivals) - the largest folk festival in Velké Bílovice starts on the first Sunday after the birth of the Virgin Mary (September 8th), the patron saint of the local church, and lasts until Tuesday. The maypole is set up on the Saturday before the festival . On Sunday there is a costume procession with around 50 costumed couples. On the festival square in the city center, a brass band plays every festival day into the night . The celebrations also include stalls, carousels and other attractions.
- From cellar to cellar - traditional wine hike during which around 50 wineries open their cellars to visitors in one day. There are bus connections between all cellars and wineries and there is evening entertainment with brass and cymbal music. It takes place on a Saturday in late March / early April.
traffic
- The route of the D2 motorway runs to the southwest with the exit to Velké Bílovice and Podivín .
- The nearest train station is in Podivín, 3 km away .
Local government
Lenka Grofová has been mayor since 2018.
sons and daughters of the town
- Libor Zapletal (1920–1944), soldier and member of the Bivouac parachute drop, killed in Mauthausen
- Martin Hrdina (* 1978), interior designer and graphic designer
photos
On the way to the chapel, looking north. In the distance you can see the village of Vrbice .
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Web links
- Official website of the city (Czech)
- Vintners' Association Velké Bílovice (Czech)
- City Museum Velké Bílovice (Czech)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/584983/Velke-Bilovice
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ a b Report on the situation and prospects for grapevines and wine 2019 (Czech)
- ↑ a b c d Official website of the city - History of Velké Bílovice ( Memento of the original of August 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Czech)
- ↑ Article Billowitz Hutterite Colony (Moravia) . In: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
- ↑ Official website of the city - Habanerkeller ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Czech)
- ↑ City Museum Velké Bílovice ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Czech)
- ↑ Official website of the city - general information ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Czech)
- ↑ Velké Bílovice Winegrowers' Association - Cellar Lanes (Czech)
