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21-531: The village of Těšice is an administrative part of Mikulčice. Mikulčice and Těšice are urbanistically fused. Mikulčice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Hodonín and 52 km (32 mi) southeast of Brno , on the border with Slovakia . It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley . The municipality is crossed by the Kyjovka River. The Czech-Slovak border

42-671: A horse burial ). The first written mention of Mikulčice is from 1141. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was first mentioned in 1353. At the beginning of the 15th century, a fortress stood here. The fortress was probably destroyed during the Hussite Wars . Mikulčice was heavily damaged by the 2021 South Moravia tornado . The local economy is predominantly based on agriculture and tourism . The I/55 road (the section from Břeclav to Hodonín ) passes through

63-642: Is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre. The town part of Kvítkovice is an administrative part of Otrokovice. The town's name is derived from the word otrok , meaning "child" or "juvenile" in old Czech (instead of "slave" in modern Czech). There are several theories as how the name originated. Otrokovice may have been owned by an immature owner in

84-595: Is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Hodonín is located about 51 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Brno , on the border with Slovakia . It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley . It is situated on the right bank of the Morava River, which forms here the Czech-Slovak border. The western municipal border is formed by

105-602: Is an oil field and a stratum of lignite , which was formerly transported to the town of Otrokovice , a few kilometers from the city of Zlín , by the Baťa Canal , which was built by the Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa and now operates as a tourist attraction. The largest industrial employers based in the town are MND (oil and gas producer) and Delimax (manufacturer of delicatessen and fish products). The I/55 road (the section from Břeclav to Uherské Hradiště ) passes through

126-477: Is formed here by the Morava River. From the 6th until the 10th century, a Slavic fortified settlement existed 3 km southeast from the modern village on the site called Mikulčice-Valy . The settlement was one of the main centres of the Great Moravian Empire, plausibly its capital city . Excavations unearthed the remnants of twelve churches, a palace, and more than 2,500 graves (including

147-535: The Kyjovka River, which supplies a set of eight fishponds there. The castle in Hodonín was founded sometime in the 11th century. However, the document from 1046 which was the oldest mention of the castle, is demonstrably a forgery. The first written credible mention of Hodonín is from 1169. In 1228, it became a town. During the Thirty Years' War the town was severely damaged and the population decreased. In

168-461: The 18th century a local castle was rebuilt to a tobacco factory, whose production helped repopulate the town. The railway to Hodonín was built in 1841, and extended to Holíč in 1891. The northern part of the municipal territory, especially the hamlet of Pánov, retirement home and the Hodonín Zoo , was severely damaged by the 2021 South Moravia tornado . In the vicinity of the town there

189-415: The 1930s, after Tomáš Baťa bought land here and had built auxiliary plants and aircraft production of his Bata company . A modern industrial district called Baťov was built, and the municipality was renamed Baťov for several years. In 1960, the municipalities of Otrokovice and Kvítkovice were merged. Otrokovice became a town in 1964. In the following decades, further industrial expansion occurred. In past

210-531: The Archangel is located on the town square in the original centre of Otrokovice. It was built as a chapel in 1769 and expanded into a church a hundred years later. The Church of Saint Adalbert was built in 1995 and is modern landmark of the town. The statue of St. John of Nepomuk on the town square was created in 1823. The statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Kvítkovice comes from 1723. According to legend,

231-647: The German Continental AG conglomerate in 1993. Another important manufacturing sites are the large TOMA Industrial Zone where various companies of various industries are located, and Zlin Aircraft that operates from the airfield next to the Barum factory. The D55 motorway runs through the town. Otrokovice is a major railway junction of the Zlín Region. Otrokovice railway station lies on

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252-541: The confluence of the rivers Morava and Dřevnice , and the Mojena Brook. The Morava forms the western border of the municipal territory. The first written mention of Otrokovice is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141. Until 1570, it was a part of the Malenovice estate . Between 1570 and 1649, it was a separate estate and a fortress, which served as the manor house, was built. From 1649, Otrokovice estate

273-527: The conventional modes of transport, Otrokovice is also equipped with a private domestic airport and a wharf at the Morava River. Společenský dům (i.e. "Social House") is architecturally the most valuable building from the Baťa's era. It was designed by Vladimír Karfík and built in 1936. This functionalist building serves today as a hotel and is protected as a cultural monument. The Church of Saint Michael

294-579: The distant past, or the settlement could be established as property for some of the children of the owner of the surrounding lands. Otrokovice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Zlín . The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Vizovice Highlands and the western part liesin the southern tip of the Upper Morava Valley . The highest point is at 325 m (1,066 ft) above sea level. The town lies at

315-537: The first half of the 13th century, baroque rebuilt in 1780–1786. The town hall was built in the Art Nouveau style in 1902–1904, by architect Ernst von Gotthilf in 1902–1904. Its tower is open to the public as a lookout tower. The Hodonín Zoo was founded in 1977 and it is one of the smallest and youngest zoos in the country. Hodonín is twinned with: Otrokovice Otrokovice ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈotrokovɪtsɛ] ; German : Otrokowitz )

336-472: The municipal territory. The railway line Přerov –Břeclav runs through Mikulčice, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Lužice . The main landmark of Mikulčice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original Gothic building from the mid-14th century was replaced by the current structure around 1500. In 1605 and 1683, the church burned down and

357-476: The railway of national importance and has connection to main Czech cities. It is located on the lines Prague – Luhačovice and Brno – Olomouc (further continuing to Poland, Slovakia and Hungary). Otrokovice has a regular bus service, linking main areas of the town. The town operates a transport company together with the neighbouring city of Zlín . Trolleybus line connects Otrokovice with Zlín. In addition to

378-509: The town was significantly connected with the Bata company which owned multiple local industries including the large shoe factory that created its initial wealth. Continental Barum has a manufacturing facility in Otrokovice and is the largest employer with headquarters in the Zlín Region. This tyre producer was founded in 1948 by merger of three tyre manufacturers. The company became part of

399-470: The town. There is a road border crossing and a railway border crossing, leading to neighbouring Holíč . Hodonín is located on the intraregional railway lines Břeclav– Olomouc and Brno –Hodonín. There is also the line from Hodonín to Vrbovce in Slovakia. The main sights are the Church of Saint Lawrence and the town hall, both located on the town square. The church is originally a Gothic structure from

420-420: Was merged with Napajedla estate and remained its part until the abolishment of manorialism in 1848. The manor house was demolished before 1767. A railway through Otrokovice was buil in 1841. A railway station was not established until 1882. Important for the development of Otrokovice was the construction of a new railway Otrokovice–Zlín– Vizovice in 1899. The fastest development of Otrokovice occurred in

441-721: Was reconstructed. In the 1730s, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style, but the Gothic core has been preserved. The Mikulčice-Valy site is the main tourist attraction. It is freely accessible. It includes an exhibition with archeological finds from this area, administered by the Masaryk Museum in Hodonín . Since 1962, the site has been protected as a national cultural monument . Hodon%C3%ADn Hodonín ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦodoɲiːn] ; German : Göding )

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