Borovina is one of the town districts in
Třebíč
Třebíč (; german: Trebitsch; yi, טרייביטש Treybitsh) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants.
The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictine ...
in the
Czech Republic
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and it has so-called new part and old part. In old part there are mainly family houses, then in younger part of Borovina there are many
panel blocks of flats and it is near the market town of Stařeč and it was built in the seventies of twentieth century.
The new part is situated in ''Valley of the Stařečský potok'' (
Stařeč
Stařeč (german: Startsch) is a market town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Kracovice is an administrative part of Stařeč.
Geography
Stař ...
brook) and also there is situated ''Borovinský rybník'' (Pond of Borovina)
A lot of staff working for
Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
The Dukovany Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant near Dukovany in the Czech Republic.
It was the second nuclear power plant in Czechoslovakia (the Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant in what is now Slovakia was constructed in 1958), and the f ...
live in Borovina district.
History
Borovina is one of the newer parts of
Třebíč
Třebíč (; german: Trebitsch; yi, טרייביטש Treybitsh) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants.
The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictine ...
, it originated in 19th and 20th century.
Borovina is often being divided into the old and the new part. The old part was built in 19th century and it is situated closer to the center of
Třebíč
Třebíč (; german: Trebitsch; yi, טרייביטש Treybitsh) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants.
The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictine ...
. This older part was developed mainly as a residential district for the workers of
Bata Shoes
The Bata Corporation (known as Bata, and in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, known as Baťa) is a multinational footwear, apparel and fashion accessories manufacturer and retailer of Moravian (Czech) origin, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzer ...
shoe factory, which later transformed into a state owned factory called BOPO in the communist era.
The new part is the most western part of Třebíč and it was built in second half of 20th century as a residential area for the workers of
Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
The Dukovany Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant near Dukovany in the Czech Republic.
It was the second nuclear power plant in Czechoslovakia (the Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant in what is now Slovakia was constructed in 1958), and the f ...
and their families.
Photogallery
New Borovina
Image:800px-Tr-borovina002.jpg, South view of development
Image:800px-Tr-borovina003.jpg, Old houses in New Borovina
Image:Tr-borovina004.jpg, ZMVŠ
Image:Třebíč Borovina Za rybníkem zastávka.jpg, Bus stop in New Borovina
Image:Třebíč Borovina stop 2009.jpg, Train halt
External links
Westmoravian College Třebíč
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Třebíč quarters