Čechůvky is a small

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

, one of the administrative parts of

Prostějov Prostějov (; german: Proßnitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is known for its fashion industry. The historical city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural ...

in the

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. It has population of 163.

History

In Čechůvky, there is the Chapel of Saint Ottilia, which was built in 1722. During the

Austro-Prussian War The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), (; "German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 186 ...

in 1866, a battle between Prussian and Saxon troops took place there. On the place, a little cross was built to commemorate the event. Between 1960-1973 Čechůvky was a part of

Vrahovice Vrahovice is a village and administrative part of Prostějov in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants. Geography Vrahovice lies in the Upper Morava Valley. The watercourses Romže, Hloučela and Valová flow t ...

. In 1973 both villages became parts of Prostějov.

References

Literature

* Bartková, Hana; Dolák, Karel; Lužný, Jan. ''Historie Čechůvek a kaplička sv. Otýlie.'' Prostějov 2007. * Bartková, Hana. ''Kříž u Čechůvek: neznámý mecenáš přežil válečnou řež.'' Prostějovský týden, 2008, 18(37), p. 4. Prostějovský deník, 2008, 213. * Faktor, František: ''Popis okresního hejtmanství prostějovského.'' Praha 1898, pp. 60–61. * Wolny, Gregor: ''Die Markgraftschaft Mähren, topographisch, statistisch und historisch geschildert.'' V. Band. Olmützer Kreis. Brno 1839, pp. 682–683. Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic Prostějov Villages in Prostějov District {{Olomouc-geo-stub