Pohořelice | |
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  Pohořelice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:48°58′52″N16°31′28″E / 48.98111°N 16.52444°E /48.98111; 16.52444 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miroslav Novák |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.05 km2 (16.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 6,071 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 691 23 |
| Website | www |
Pohořelice (Czech pronunciation:[ˈpoɦor̝ɛlɪtsɛ];German:Pohrlitz) is a town inBrno-Country District in theSouth Moravian Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants.
Pohořelice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
Pohořelice is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) south ofBrno. It lies in a flat landscape of theDyje–Svratka Valley. TheJihlava River flows through the town. There are two large fishponds in the municipal territory: Vrkoč and Starý. They are among thelargest ponds in Moravia. The largest Moravian pond, Novoveský, is located near Nová Ves just across the municipal border.
The first written mention of Pohořelice is from 1222. It was a royal town until 1512, when it was acquired byVilém II of Pernštejn. He and his descendants focused on the economic development of the town and they began to establish ponds. Pohořelice became a centre of grain growing, viticulture and fish farming.[3]
In the 18th century, the Pohořelice estate was owned by theDietrichstein family. The town experienced construction development, especially thanks to the construction of the road from Brno toVienna in 1727.[3]
After World War II, there was an internment camp in the town for ethnic Germans, as a part of theBrno death march.
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Viticulture has a long tradition here. Pohořelice lies in theMikulovská wine sub-region.
TheD52 motorway, which further continues as the I/52 road (part of theEuropean route E461 from Brno to the Czech-Austrian border inMikulov), passes through the town.
The landmark of Pohořelice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a three-nave Gothic church, which was gradually built from 1290 to 1580. Renaissance modifications were made in 1668.[6]
A baroque monument is the Paar's Manor House in the centre of the town. it was built at the end of the 17th century. Today the building belongs to the school complex.[7]
Leopoldsruhe is a Baroque hunting manor house, built for Leopold of Dietrichstein in 1747. It is an architecturally valuable monument.[8]
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