Hulín ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦuliːn] ; German : Hullein ) is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 6,500 inhabitants.
31-532: The villages of Chrášťany and Záhlinice are administrative parts of Hulín. Hulín is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Kroměříž and 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Zlín . It lies in a flat landscape of the Upper Morava Valley . The Rusava and Mojena streams flow through the town. The Rusava flows into the Morava River, which forms part of the southern municipal border. There
62-726: A mint and representative gardens in 1666–1675. Kroměříž again became an important town. The Constitutive Imperial Congress sat in Kroměříž in 1848. In August 1885 a meeting took place here between the Austrian and the Russian emperors. On the outskirts of the town there is the Agricultural Research Institute Kroměříž (formerly the Research Institute of Grain, etc., founded in 1951), which
93-623: A number of alpine roads, concentrating around the capital city Bern and probably originating from the banks of the Rhône and Rhine . A small section, including Baarn , Barneveld , Amersfoort and Amerongen , connected the North Sea with the Lower Rhine . A small section led southwards from Antwerp and Bruges to the towns Braine-l'Alleud and Braine-le-Comte , both originally named "Brennia-Brenna". The route continued by following
124-633: Is twinned with: Amber Trail The Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber from coastal areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea . Prehistoric trade routes between Northern and Southern Europe were defined by the amber trade. As an important commodity, sometimes dubbed "the gold of the north", amber was transported from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts overland by way of
155-403: Is a system of several fishponds south of the town. The first written mention of Hulín is from 1224, when the visit of King Ottokar I was documented. In 1261, the village was donated to the church by King Ottokar II of Bohemia as acknowledgement to bishop Bruno von Schauenburg for his services. Shortly after, Hulín was promoted to a town. At the end of the 13th century, a local small fortress
186-489: Is best known for Baroque Kroměříž Castle with its valuable gardens. The polygonal tower of the castle is the main landmark as well as the oldest remnant of the old Bishop's Castle. The gardens and castle at Kroměříž were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1998. Despite several reconstructions after the war damage, the Church of Saint Maurice retained its early Gothic appearance. Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg
217-639: Is buried in the church. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was the oldest church in the town. The original church from the 13th century was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. The current structure was built in the late Baroque style the first half of the 18th century. It has preserved bell tower from the 13th century. The town's main museum is Kroměříž Region Museum. There is also Karel Kryl 's exposition on life and work of one of
248-467: Is engaged in research and breeding of cereals. There is a hospital and a psychiatric hospital in Kroměříž. Both are among the main employers in the town. The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes through the northern part of the town. Kroměříž lies in the ethnographic region of Haná . It has rich cultural life for which it earned a nickname " Athens of Haná". The town has traditionally held an international festival of military brass music and
279-584: Is in a document written between 1107 and 1125, when the settlement was bought by Olomouc bishop Jan II. Some sources cite a deed of another Olomouc bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141 as the first unquestionable written mention of Kroměříž. In the Middle Ages, it was a market village on the crossroads of the Amber and Salt roads . It was located at a ford across the Morava where the toll was collected. In
310-466: Is known for Kroměříž Castle with its castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation . The villages of Bílany, Drahlov, Hradisko, Kotojedy, Postoupky, Těšnovice, Trávník, Vážany and Zlámanka are administrative parts of Kroměříž. Kroměříž is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Zlín . About two thirds of
341-644: Is similar to that of ivory, so it is possible that amber from Sicily reached the Iberian Peninsula through contacts with North Africa. After a decline in the consumption and trade of amber at the beginning of the Bronze Age , around 2000 BC, the influence of Baltic amber gradually took the place of Sicilian amber throughout the Iberian Peninsula from around 1000 BC. The new evidence comes from various archaeological and geological locations on
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#1732798002966372-523: Is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was founded in the early 13th century. The originally Romanesque church was rebuilt into its present form after a fire in 1747. Hulín is twinned with: Krom%C4%9B%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%BE Kroměříž ( [ˈkromɲɛr̝iːʃ] ; German : Kremsier ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It
403-781: Is unparalleled among known second millennium BC sites in the Levant and the Ancient Near East . Amber was sent from the North Sea to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi as an offering. From the Black Sea , trade could continue to Asia along the Silk Road , another ancient trade route. In Roman times, a main route ran south from the Baltic coast (modern Lithuania ), the entire north–south length of modern-day Poland (likely through
434-635: The Iron Age settlement of Biskupin ), through the land of the Boii (modern Czech Republic and Slovakia ) to the head of the Adriatic Sea ( Aquileia by the modern Gulf of Venice ). Other commodities were exported to the Romans along with amber, such as animal fur and skin, honey, and wax, in exchange for Roman glass , brass , gold , and non-ferrous metals such as tin and copper imported into
465-564: The Kitan/Liao Period . There is a tourist route stretching along the Baltic coast from Kaliningrad to Latvia called "Amber Road". "Amber Road" sites are: In Poland, the north–south motorway A1 is officially named Amber Highway. EV9 The Amber Route is a long-distance cycling route between Gdańsk , Poland and Pula , Croatia which follows the course of the Amber Road. The modern Baltic–Adriatic Corridor connects
496-689: The Meuse towards Bern in Switzerland. Routes connected amber finding locations at Ambares (near Bordeaux ), leading to Béarn and the Pyrenees . Routes connecting the amber finding locations in northern Spain and in the Pyrenees were a trading route to the Mediterranean Sea. Sources of archaeological finds suggest that routes may also have connected Mongolia to eastern Europe during
527-528: The Vistula and Dnieper rivers to Italy , Greece , the Black Sea , Syria and Egypt over a period of thousands of years. The oldest trade in amber started from Sicily . The Sicilian amber trade was directed to Greece, North Africa and Spain. Sicilian amber was also discovered in Mycenae by the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann , and it appeared in sites in southern Spain and Portugal. Its distribution
558-543: The 13th century, Kroměříž became the centre of a dominion owned by the Olomouc bishopric . The Knights Hospitaller settled here and built a church and a commandery in 1238. In 1241 and 1253, Kroměříž suffered raids by the Tatars , Cumans and Hungarians . The settlement got depopulated and had to be recolonized. Kroměříž is last referred to as a market village in a document by Ottokar II of Bohemia from 1256. After 1256,
589-734: The Amber Road to the south of the Danube, noted in the myth about the Argonauts , used the rivers Sava and Kupa , ending with a short continental road from Nauportus to Tarsatica in Rijeka on the coast of the Adriatic. Several roads connected the North Sea and Baltic Sea, especially the city of Hamburg to the Brenner Pass , proceeding southwards to Brindisi (nowadays Italy) and Ambracia (nowadays Greece). The Swiss region indicates
620-625: The Baltic coastline (nowadays Lithuania and Poland ), through Biskupin, Milicz , Wrocław , the Kłodzko Valley (less often through the Moravian Gate ), crossed the Danube near Carnuntum in the Noricum province , headed southwest past Poetovio , Celeia , Emona , Nauportus , and reached Patavium and Aquileia at the Adriatic coast. One of the oldest directions of the last stage of
651-608: The Iberian Peninsula. From at least the 16th century BC, amber was moved from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean area. The breast ornament of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen ( c. 1333–1324 BC) contains large Baltic amber beads. Schliemann found Baltic amber beads at Mycenae, as shown by spectroscopic investigation. The quantity of amber in the Royal Tomb of Qatna , Syria,
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#1732798002966682-494: The Olomouc bishop Bruno von Schauenburg came to power over Kroměříž. He improved the town and fundamentally contributed to its development. He founded the market square on the hill above the original settlement and had it surrounded with walls. He also had the Church of Saint Maurice built and had vineyards planted around the settlement. In 1266, Kroměříž was first referred to as a town. In 1322, Jews were allowed to settle in
713-530: The castle were badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War . It was plundered by Swedish troops under command of Lennart Torstensson in 1643. Most of the buildings were burned down. The town was further damaged by a large fire in 1656. Kroměříž recovered during the rule of Bishop Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn , who had rebuilt the town and the castle. The castle was first repaired, and in 1686 completely rebuilt. He also has repaired town walls, and founded
744-466: The early Baltic region. As this road was a lucrative trade route connecting the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, Roman military fortifications were constructed along the route to protect merchants and traders from Germanic raids. The Old Prussian towns of Kaup and Truso on the Baltic were the starting points of the route to the south. In Scandinavia the amber road probably gave rise to
775-630: The international festival of sacred music FORFEST. The Castle Gallery has collection of about 500 paintings and is among the most significant in Europe. It includes Flaying of Marsyas , a late painting by Titian . The town is home of the football club SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž . The club plays mainly in the third tier of the Czech ofootball system, but in 2023–24, it played in the Czech National Football League . The town
806-430: The most famous natives. In the former Bishop's Mint from 1665 is a mint exposition. Kroměříž Castle was used to film some scenes from Amadeus (1984), Immortal Beloved (1994), Četnické humoresky (1997), A Royal Affair (2012), Angélique (2013), The Musketeers (2015), and Maria Theresia (2017). Other films shot in the town include The Ear (1970) and Requiem pro panenku (1992). Kroměříž
837-628: The municipal territory lies in the Litenčice Hills , the eastern part lies in the Upper Morava Valley . A small southern part extends into the Chřiby range. The highest point of the territory is the Obora hill at 322 m (1,056 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on both banks of the Morava River. The Haná River flows into the Morava on the northern outskirts of the town. The first written mention of Kroměříž (under its Latin name Cromezir )
868-516: The territory. Hulín is a railway junction. The town is located on the lines Prague – Luhačovice , Brno – Olomouc and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm – Kojetín . SK Spartak Hulín is a football club which played in the Moravian–Silesian Football League (third tier of Czech football system). After relegation in 2019 the club suspended its activities and since the 2020–21 season it plays in lower amateur tiers. The main landmark of Hulín
899-616: The thriving Nordic Bronze Age culture, bringing influences from the Mediterranean Sea to the northernmost countries of Europe. Kaliningrad Oblast is occasionally referred to in Russian as Янтарный край , which means "the amber region" (see Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum ). Old coastal Amber road route goes along E67 highway from Reiu in Häädemeeste Parish of Pärnumaa South, where it continues as 331 local road between Rannametsa and Ikla villages. The shortest (and possibly oldest) road avoids alpine areas and led from
930-539: The town. In the mid-16th century, the Kroměříž Jewish community was the largest serf Jewish community in Moravia . The bishops protected the community for the income flowing from it. During the rule of bishop Stanislav I Thurzo , the local bishop's residence was repaired and rebuilt into a late Gothic and Renaissance castle. His followers further refined the town and provided costly building repairs. The town and
961-446: Was rebuilt to a bigger castle and the town centre was fortified with walls and a moat. The local population subsisted mainly on agriculture. The breeding of cattle was significant. In the 1840s, the railway was built and the town slowly began to industrialize. The town is surrounded by motorways on two sides. The intersection of the D1 and D55 motorways is located in the northern part of