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Brodek U Prostějova
Brodek u Prostějova (german: Prödlitz) is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Sněhotice is an administrative part of Brodek u Prostějova. Geography Brodek u Prostějova is located about south of Prostějov and southwest of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Vyškov Gate. The western tip of the municipal territory extends into the Drahany Highlands and includes the highest point of Brodek u Prostějova at above sea level. The Brodečka stream flows through the market town. History The first written mention of Brodek is from 1334. In the 14th century, the settlement was promoted to a Městys, market town. Brodek was destroyed by the Taborites during the Hussite Wars in 1430, and then by French army in 1805 and 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, but it always recovered thanks to its convenient location on a busy road. In 1960, Sněhot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Městys
Městys (or, unofficially or obsolete, městečko (literally "small town")), translated as "market town", is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of simple ''obec'' (municipality), but lower than that of ''město'' (city, town). Historically a ''městys'' was a locality which had the right to stage livestock markets (and some other "extraordinary" and annual markets), and it is therefore translated as "market town". The term went out of official use in Czechoslovakia in 1954, but was reintroduced in the Czech Republic in 2006. As of September 2020, there are 228 municipalities on which the status of ''městys'' has been re-admitted. In all cases, these are municipalities that have requested the return of their former title. This title has not been newly awarded to any municipality that would not have it in the past, the law does not even set any specific criteria for it, only procedural competenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |