Koryčany ( German : Koritschan ) is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 2,700 inhabitants.
31-600: The villages of Blišice, Jestřabice and Lískovec are administrative parts of Koryčany. Koryčany is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Kroměříž and 40 km (25 mi) east of Brno . The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Litenčice Hills . The western part lies in a forested landscape of the Chřiby range and includes the highest point of Koryčany, the hill Ocásek at 553 m (1,814 ft) above sea level. The Kyjovka River flows through
62-528: A late Gothic and Renaissance castle. His followers further refined the town and provided costly building repairs. The town and 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
93-655: A river can be crossed". Although today brod in the Serbo-Croatian means 'ship', Slavonski Brod in Croatia, as well as Makedonski Brod in North Macedonia and other place names containing Brod in Slavic countries, where brod is still the word for 'ford', are named after fords. In historic times, positioning an army in large units close to a river was thought best for direct defense as well as to attack
124-443: A river or stream when water is low but may be treated as a ford when the river is high and water covers the crossing. The word ford is both a noun (describing the water crossing itself) and a verb (describing the act of crossing a ford). A ford is a much cheaper form of river crossing than a bridge , and it can transport much more weight than a bridge, but it may become impassable after heavy rain or during flood conditions. A ford
155-595: Is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It 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
186-576: 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 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
217-540: Is last referred to as a market village in a document by Ottokar II of Bohemia from 1256. After 1256, 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
248-614: Is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Zlín . About two thirds of 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
279-445: Is therefore normally only suitable for very minor roads (and for paths intended for walkers and horse riders etc.). Most modern fords are usually shallow enough to be crossed by cars and other wheeled or tracked vehicles (a process known as "fording"). Fords may be accompanied by stepping stones for pedestrians. The United Kingdom has more than 2,000 fords, and most of them do not have any way of stopping vehicles from crossing when
310-451: Is unused. The Cimburk Castle is a ruin of a Gothic-Renaissance castle. Today it is gradually repaired and is open to the public. The Koryčany Castle was first mentioned 1611 as a fortress and manor house. It was built to replace the remote Gothic castle as the seat of the lordship. The fortress was rebuilt to a Baroque castle in 1677. In the late 18th century, the castle was extended, and ornamental garden and English park were founded. Today
341-757: The Dutch voorde (as in Vilvoorde , Coevorden , Zandvoort , or Amersfoort ) are cognates with the same meaning, all deriving from Proto-Indo-European *pértus 'crossing'. This is the source of Brythonic and Gaulish ritus (modern Welsh rhyd ; the Welsh name of Oxford is Rhydychen "ford of oxen"), which underlies such names as Chambord (from Gaulish *Camboritum "ford at the bend") and Niort ( Novioritum "new ford"). Towns such as Maastricht , Dordrecht , and Utrecht also formed at fords. The endings tricht , drecht , and trecht are derived from
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#1732798630354372-587: The Latin word traiectum , meaning "crossing". Thus the name Utrecht, originally the Roman fort of Traiectum , is derived from "Uut Trecht", meaning "downstream crossing". The Afrikaans form was taken into South African English as drift and led to place names like Rorke's Drift and Velddrift . Similarly, in Slavic languages , the word brod comes from the linguistic root that means "river-crossing" or "place where
403-654: The River Amman ); Stafford , the county town of Staffordshire ('ford by a staithe ', or 'ford by the landing place'), Staffort crossing the river Pfinz ; and Stratford (a ford on a Roman street ). Similarly, the German word Furt (as in Frankfurt , the ford of the Franks ; Ochsenfurt , synonymous to Oxford; Schweinfurt , a ford where swine crossed the river; and Klagenfurt , literally "ford of complaints") and
434-910: The United Kingdom . Examples are at Brockenhurst in Hampshire , Wookey in Somerset , and Swinbrook in Oxfordshire . Some of these are being replaced by bridges as these are a more reliable form of crossing in adverse weather conditions. Some very spectacular watersplashes can be found in diverse locations. Australia has the Gulf Savannah , and others may be found in Canada , Italy , South Africa , and Finland . They are also found on some Tennessee backroads, where they are referred to as "underwater bridges". In Israel and part of
465-677: The British areas under the mandate a low water crossing or watersplash had been known as the "Irish bridge" in reference to the Anglo–Irish war . The names of many towns and villages are derived from the word 'ford'. Examples include Oxford (a ford where oxen crossed the river: see the Coat of arms of Oxford ); Hertford , the county town of Hertfordshire (the ford where harts cross or "deer crossing"); Brantford , (the ford where Joseph Brant Forded The Grand River ); Ammanford (a ford on
496-527: The Morava on the northern outskirts of the town. The first written mention of Kroměříž (under its Latin name Cromezir ) 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
527-409: The castle complex is privately owned. The Church of Saint Lawrence was first mentioned in 1350. Its present appearance dates from the second half of the 17th century. The Jewish cemetery has about 200 tombstones. The oldest preserved tombstone is from 1674. Koryčany is twinned with: Krom%C4%9B%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%BE Kroměříž ( [ˈkromɲɛr̝iːʃ] ; German : Kremsier )
558-620: The crossroads of the Amber and Salt roads . It was located at a ford across the Morava where the toll was collected. In 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
589-486: 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 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
620-600: 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 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
651-519: The settlement. In 1266, Kroměříž was first referred to as a town. In 1322, Jews were allowed to settle in 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
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#1732798630354682-561: The town and the castle. The castle was first repaired, and in 1686 completely rebuilt. He also has repaired town walls, and founded 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
713-432: The town include The Ear (1970) and Requiem pro panenku (1992). Kroměříž is twinned with: Ford (crossing) A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet. A ford may occur naturally or be constructed. Fords may be impassable during high water. A low-water crossing is a low bridge that allows crossing over
744-565: The town there is the Agricultural Research Institute Kroměříž (formerly the Research Institute of Grain, etc., founded in 1951), which 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
775-412: The town. The Koryčany Reservoir was built on the river in 1953–1958 for supplying the region with drinking water and as flood protection. The first written mention of Koryčany is from 1321. In 1349, Koryčany was first referred to as a market town . The Cimburk Castle was built here between 1327 and 1333 and became the centre of the estate. In the 17th century the castle lost its importance, and in 1720 it
806-432: The water is shallow enough, but the material on the riverbed will not support heavy vehicles, fords are sometimes improved by building a submerged concrete floor. In such cases, a curb (kerb) is often placed on the downstream side to prevent vehicles from slipping off, as the growth of algae will often make the slab very slippery. Fords may be also equipped with a post indicating the water depth, so that users may know if
837-615: The water is too deep to attempt to cross. Some have an adjacent footbridge so that pedestrians may cross dryshod. Fords were sometimes the only way to cross, such as at the Milkhouse at Rock Creek in Washington, DC, but the regular use of this ford has been superseded by bridges. The crossing remained for "adventurous" drivers until 1996 when the National Park Service closed the ford to cars. A road running below
868-459: The water level of a stream or river is often known as a "watersplash". It is a common name for a ford or stretch of wet road in some areas, and is sometimes also used to describe tidal crossings. They have become a common feature in rallying courses. Some enthusiasts seek out and drive through these water features, recording details (such as wave created, position, and access) on dedicated websites. There are many old fords known as watersplashes in
899-531: The water makes them impassable. According to The AA , many flood-related vehicle breakdowns are at fords. In New Zealand , fords are a normal part of roads, including, until 2010, along State Highway 1 on the South Island 's east coast. In dry weather, drivers become aware of a ford by crunching across outwash detritus on the roadway. A Bailey bridge may be built off the mainline of the road to carry emergency traffic during high water. At places where
930-478: Was abandoned. The Jewish population was first documented in 1567. The community was at its peak in the mid-19th century. The last four families disappeared as a result of the Holocaust . In 1967, Koryčany was promoted to a town. The formerly separate municipalities of Jestřabice and Lískovec were joined to Koryčany in 1976. There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that starts here
961-590: 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 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