Vnorovy is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Vnorovy | |
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 Main street and the Church of Saint Elizabeth | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vnorovy Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′52″N 17°21′2″E / 48.93111°N 17.35056°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| First mentioned | 1275 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,924 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 61 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Lidéřovice is an administrative part of Vnorovy.
Geography
editVnorovy is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 60 km (37 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies on the border between the Vizovice Highlands and the Lower Morava Valley. The highest point is at 227 m (745 ft) above sea level. The Baťa Canal flows through the municipality. The Velička River flows along the southern municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Vnorovy is in a hoax that was created between 1267 and 1275. Lidéřovice was first mentioned in 1412. In 1673, Vnorovy was promoted to a market town, but later lost the title. The village and formerly independent municipality of Lidéřovice, which is urbanistically fused with Vnorovy, joined Vnorovy in 1960.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editVnorovy is located on the railway line heading from Hodonín to Veselí nad Moravou and Vrbovce, Slovakia.[5]
Sights
editThe main landmark of Vnorovy is the Church of Saint Elizabeth. The church was first mentioned in 1378. As it was insufficient for the number of believers, it was demolished in 1908. The new larger building was built in the neo-Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements. It was completed in 1909.[6]
Notable people
edit- Marie Kudeříková (1921–1943), resistance fighter
- Jan Skácel (1922–1989), poet
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Vnorovy. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Vnorovy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Dějiny kostela, fary a hřbitova" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Vnorovy. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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