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Bzenec
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Bzenec
Total population
4,200
Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bzenec is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. The town is located on the Syrovinka Stream, on the border between the Lower Morava Valley and Kyjov Hills.
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History
The first written mention of Bzenec is from 1015, when the local castle called Businc was conquered by Duke Oldřich. Around 1230, Bzenec became a regional centre. In 1330, Bzenec was first referred to as a town. First Jews settled here probably in the second half of the 14th century. The Jewish community belonged to the oldest in Moravia. The original castle on the hill above the town was badly damaged during the Hussite Wars and demolished in the late 15th century. A new late Gothic fortress was built right in the town. In the 16th century, it was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle. Until 1514, the Bzenec estate was owned by the royal chamber, although it was often pawned. The first reliable mentions of the Jewish community date back to the 16th century. The Jews were permitted to own vineyards, which, together with the town's convenient location on the trade route, were the reasons why they settled here. In 1605, the town was severely damaged by the army of Stephen Bocskai. Bzenec further suffered during the Thirty Years' War. The Jewish community was completely destroyed. The town recovered only slowly. When the estate was owned by Count Erdmann Kryštof Pruskovský of Pruskov, the castle was rebuilt in the Baroque style according to the design by Domenico Martinelli in 1709–1710. The castle garden was rebuilt partly into a French formal garden and partly into an English park. In 1852, Count Vilém of Reichenbach had demolished the Baroque castle and had built a new neo-Gothic castle in 1855–1858. As a result, the count became very indebted, which eventually led to his suicide, and the second floor of the castle remained unfinished.
Geography
Bzenec is located about northeast of Hodonín. Larger part of the municipal territory lies in a flat landscape in the Lower Morava Valley. The northern hilly part lies in the Kyjov Hills and include the highest point of Bzenec, Horní hory at above sea level. The town is situated on the Syrovinka Stream.
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Nearby places in South Moravian
- Těmice1.9 mi away · pop. 861
- Domanín2.1 mi away · pop. 1,043
- Žeravice3.7 mi away · pop. 1,027
- Ježov4.5 mi away · pop. 718
- Kelčany4.7 mi away · pop. 250
- Lidéřovice4.8 mi away · pop. 892
- Vlkoš4.8 mi away · pop. 1,034
- Zarazice5 mi away · pop. 993
- Skalka5.1 mi away · pop. 210
- Hýsly5.2 mi away · pop. 394
- Skoronice5.2 mi away · pop. 539
- Milokošť5.8 mi away · pop. 853
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office
- RÚIAN code
- CZ586081
- Population (Wikidata)
- 4,561
- Wikidata
- Q1018795
RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782