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Klobouky u Brna

Coordinates: 48°59′42″N 16°51′34″E / 48.99500°N 16.85944°E / 48.99500; 16.85944
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Klobouky u Brna
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Coordinates: 48°59′42″N 16°51′34″E / 48.99500°N 16.85944°E / 48.99500; 16.85944
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBřeclav
First mentioned1210
Government
 • MayorPavel Volek
Area
 • Total
31.27 km2 (12.07 sq mi)
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,471
 • Density79.02/km2 (204.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
691 72
Websitewww.kloboukyubrna.eu

Klobouky u Brna (until 1992 Klobouky) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Klobouky u Brna consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Klobouky u Brna (2,201)
  • Bohumilice (219)

Etymology

The Czech word klobouky means 'hats'. The name was probably derived from the shape of the surrounding hills.[3] On 7 October 1992, the town was renamed from Klobouky to Klobouky u Brna ('Klobouky near Brno').[4]

Geography

Klobouky u Brna is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Břeclav and 28 km (17 mi) southeast of Brno. Almost the entire municipal territory lies in the Ždánice Forest range, only a small part in the east extends into the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is the hill Nedánov at 368 m (1,207 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of both Klobouky and Bohumilice is from 1210, when Lev of Klobouky donated the villages to the Premonstratensian monastery in Zábrdovice (today part of Brno), which he founded. In 1298, Klobouky was promoted to a market town by King Wenceslaus II. The monastery owned the Klobouky estate until its abolishment in 1784.[5][6]

Klobouky was located on an important route between Moravia and Kingdom of Hungary, from which it profited in times of peace, but suffered from the passage of troops and looting in times of war. The settlement was badly damaged during the Bocskai uprising and during the Thirty Years' War.[3]

Klobouky obtained the town status in 1964.[3]

Demographics

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the town. The railway that starts in the eastern part of the municipal territory is unused.

Sights

Among the main landmarks of the town centre are a castle and two churches. The Church of Saint Lawrence was built in the Baroque style in 1655.[9] The Evangelical church was built in the Historicist style and dates from the second half of the 19th century.[10]

The Klobouky u Brna Castle is the most important urban component of the town. It originally served as a residence of the Zábrdovice monastery.[11] Today it houses the town museum.[3]

The main symbol of Klobouky u Brna is a two-storey wooden windmill, located on a hill near the town. It was moved there from Pacetluky in 1825. After it was destroyed by a fire during World War II, the mill was reconstructed in 1985.[3][12]

The Chapel of Saint Barbara was built in 1669. It is a distinctive feature located on a hill above the town.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Klobouky u Brna" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011: Abecední přehled obcí a částí obcí" (PDF) (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 233.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kaple sv. Barbory" (in čeština). Město Klobouky u Brna. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  6. ↑ "Místní část Bohumilice" (in čeština). Město Klobouky u Brna. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  7. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  8. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  9. ↑ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ↑ "Evangelický kostel" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  11. ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  12. ↑ "Větrný mlýn" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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