Velké Popovice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Praha-východ | ||||
| Area : | 1562 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 55 ' N , 14 ° 38' E | ||||
| Height: | 400 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 2,890 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 251 01 - 251 69 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | Říčany - Kamenice | ||||
| Next international airport : | Prague airport | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 10 | ||||
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| Mayor : | František Hotový (as of 2008) | ||||
| Address: | Komenského 2543 251 69 Velké Popovice |
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| Municipality number: | 538981 | ||||
| Website : | www.velkepopovice.cz | ||||
| Location of Velké Popovice in the Praha-východ district | |||||
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Velké Popovice (German Groß Popowitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located eight kilometers south of Říčany and belongs to the Okres Praha-východ .
geography
Velké Popovice is located in the Central Bohemian Uplands in the headwaters of the Mokřanský potok. The Radimovický Špičák (505 m) rises to the north and the Bartošky (487 m) to the northeast. The Velkopopovicko Nature Park adjoins it in the south. Pivovarský rybník pond is located in the north-west on the premises of the brewery. A connecting railway leads from Strančice to the brewery. North runs the D 1 / E 50 / E 55 / E 65 motorway with exit 15 in Všechromy.
Neighboring towns are Předboř, Kašovice and Všechromy in the north, Kunice in the Northeast, Vidovice the east, Dolní Lomnice Horni Lomnice in the southeast, Krámský, Lojovice and Brtnice in the south, Řepčice in the southwest, Všedobrovice and Petříkov in the west and Radimovice in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of the village belonging to the Vyšehrad Gau was in 1332 as Adamovice . At that time the place was already a parish village. The names Adamovy Popovice and Duchovní Popovice are also mentioned . Since 1350 the church and parish belonged to the íčany deanery . The Popovice family, traceable since the middle of the 14th century, held the patronage of the church. Around 1400 the village fell to King Wenceslaus . During the Hussite Wars , the Hussites established a camp on September 29, 1419 on the Na Křížkách square west of the village. On May 20, 1420 Jan Žižka moved to Prague via the Křížka camp . In November 1420 the Hussites destroyed the fortress in Popovice.
Subsequently, the owners changed frequently. Jiří Krejštan von Krejštejn had a new fortress built in 1560. Brewing justice is said to have been granted during this time. Later the village belonged to the families Hyserle von Chodov and Moschauer von Waldau. The population lived on agriculture, which was not very productive in the hilly area. After the abolition of patrimonial Popovice formed a municipality in the Karlín district from 1850. The municipality name Velke Popovice has been used since 1870 . In 1876 the parish came to the Královské Vinohrady district .
In 1870 the entrepreneur Franz Ringhoffer II , who was ennobled as Baron Ringhoffer shortly before his death in 1873, bought the manorial property in Velké Popovice and had a brewery built. In 1874 the Velkopopovický pivovar produced the first beer. Franz von Ringhoffer , who after his father's death ran the company together with his brother Emanuel (1848–1923), had the brewery expanded and a distillery built until 1875 . As a result of the companies, the village also grew. In 1885 it still consisted of 29 houses and in 1907 there were already 45. In 1912, the eastern village of Toditz was merged with Gross Popowitz. In 1921 the community was assigned to the Okres Jílové. By 1923 the number of residential buildings had risen to 192. The Ringhoffer family founded a brick factory in Brtnice.
After the Second World War, the property of the Ringhoffer family was nationalized. Since 1946 the community belonged to Okres Říčany and since 1961 to Okres Praha-východ.
Community structure
The municipality of Velké Popovice consists of the districts Brtnice ( Schwarzthal ), Dub ( Duby ), Dubiny ( Dubina ), Klenové ( Klenow ), Krámský ( Kramsky ), Křivá Ves ( Krummdorf ), Lojovice ( Lojowes ), Mokřany ( Mokerschan ), Řepčice ( Reptschitz ) and Velké Popovice ( Groß Popowitz ) as well as the settlement Habří and the locality Todice ( Toditz ).
Attractions
- Maria Schnee church
- Lojovice Castle, built at the end of the 17th century in place of a fortress, was expanded around 1750
- Chapel in Lojovice
- Velkopopovicko Nature Park, the 22 km² area was designated in 1993
- Burial place of the Ringhoffer family on Zaječí vrch near Kamenice
- Velkopopovický pivovar
Economy and Infrastructure
The place became famous for the beer brand Velkopopovický Kozel , which is produced in the brewery and belongs to the Asahi Beer concern.
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the municipality of Dompierre-les-Ormes in France, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy.
