Žalkovice is a municipality and village in

Kroměříž District Kroměříž District () is a Okres, district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kroměříž. Administrative division Kroměříž District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wi ...

in the

Zlín Region Zlín Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central M ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Žalkovice is located about north of

Kroměříž Kroměříž (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for Kroměříž Castle with its castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre with the castle ...

and northwest of

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the

Upper Morava Valley The Upper Morava Valley () is a lowland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Olomouc and Zlín regions. Its name is derived from the Morava river that forms the axis of the territory. Geomorphology The Up ...

. The

Moštěnka The Moštěnka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Zlín and Olomouc regions. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the village of Horní Moštěnice. The river also used to be c ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Žalkovice is from 1221, when Moravian Margrave Vladislaus III donated the village to the monastery in

Velehrad Velehrad is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is known for the former Cistercian monastery with the Basilica of the Assumption of Mary and Saints ...

. The monastery owned Žalkovice until 1397, then it was a property of various less important noblemen. In the mid-16th century, Žalkovice became part of the

Chropyně Chropyně () is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,600 inhabitants. Administrative division Chropyně consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Ch ...

estate. In 1615, the estate was bought by Cardinal

Franz von Dietrichstein Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein (, 22 August 1570 – 19 September 1636), was an Austrian nobleman and cardinal, member of an ancient House of Dietrichstein, was the 1st Prince of Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Olomouc, Governor ( Landeshauptman ...

. From 1617 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Žalkovice and the entire estate was owned by the Olomouc bishopric.

Demographics

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

runs through the eastern part of the municipality. The

Přerov Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is we ...

–

Břeclav Břeclav (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Located at the Czech-Austrian state border and near the Czech–Slovak state border, it is an important railway hub. Administrative divis ...

railway crosses the municipality, but there is no train station. Žalkovice is served by the station in neighbouring

Říkovice Říkovice is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Říkovice lies approximately south of Přerov, south-east of Olomouc, and east of Prague Prague ( ; ...

Sights

The main landmark of Žalkovice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. The original church from the 14th century was burned down in 1643, during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

. In 1647, the current church was built. In 1927–1928, it was completely reconstructed. The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a late Baroque stone crucifix, located next to the church wall. It dates from 1760.

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