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Drnovice (Vyškov District)

Coordinates: 49°16′35″N 16°57′5″E / 49.27639°N 16.95139°E / 49.27639; 16.95139
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Drnovice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°16′35″N 16°57′5″E / 49.27639°N 16.95139°E / 49.27639; 16.95139
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictVyškov
First mentioned1104
Area
 • Total
11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,403
 • Density200.8/km2 (519.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
683 04
Websitewww.oudrnovice.cz

Drnovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdr̩novɪtsɛ]; German: Drnowitz) is a municipality and village in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Drn, meaning "the village of Drn's people".[2]

Geography

Drnovice is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Vyškov and 22 km (14 mi) east of Brno. It lies on the border between the Vyškov Gate and Drahany Highlands, on the edge of the fertile Haná region. The highest point is the hill Rozepře at 451 m (1,480 ft) above sea level. A dominant feature of the landscape near the village is the hill Chocholík at 367 m (1,204 ft). The Drnůvka Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Drnovice is from 1104, when it was a property of the Benedictine monastery in Třebíč.[3] From the 13th century until the second half of the 19th century, it was part of the Račice estate.[2]

Demographics

Transport

The Brno–Olomouc railway passes through the south of the territory, but there is no stop in the municipality. The nearest train station is in neighbouring Vyškov.

Sport

The municipality was home to football club 1. FK Drnovice, which took part in the Czech First League for ten seasons between 1993 and 2005. Drnovice is the second smallest municipality that has ever been represented in the Czech First League (after Blšany). The club was dissolved in 2006 due to financial trouble. Its successor is a club named FKD, which plays only in amateur competitions.

From 2021, the Czech National Football League matches of MFK Vyškov were played in the football stadium Sportovní areál Drnovice. Its capacity has been reduced to 4,500 seats.[6] However, the leadership of the Drnovice municipality refused to reconstruct the stadium to remain eligible for professional league matches, and the club therefore had to move out of Drnovice in 2025.[7]

Sights

The Church of Saint Lawrence was built in the second half of the 17th century, after the old church was demolished in 1652. Next to the church there are Baroque statues of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1738 and Saint Florian from 1755.[8]

Drnovice Castle was built in 1866–1869. Today it houses the municipal office and a restaurant.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "O Drnovicích" (in čeština). Drnka. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Obec" (in čeština). Obec Drnovice. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Základem byla pevná defenziva, řekl po záchraně zlínský obránce Cedidla". iDNES.cz (in čeština). 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  7. ↑ "Vyškov v Drnovicích dohrál. Konec v profesionálním fotbalu odvrátí jen zázrak". iDNES.cz (in čeština). 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Za zmínku v obci a okolí stojí" (in čeština). Obec Drnovice. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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