Drnovice (; german: Drnowitz) is a municipality and village in
Vyškov District
Vyškov District ( cs, okres Vyškov) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov.
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in the
South Moravian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Geography
Drnovice is located about west of
Vyškov
Vyškov (; german: Wischau) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Vyškov ...
and east of
Brno
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. It lies on the border between the
Vyškov Gate and
Drahany Highlands
Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Drahany lies approximately west of Prostějov, south-west of Olomouc, and east of Prague.
Notable people
*Wilhelm Kosch ...
. The highest point is the hill Rozepře at above sea level. A dominant feature of the landscape near the village is the hill Chocholík at . The Drnůvka Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Drnovice is from 1104.
Sport
The municipality was home to football club
1. FK Drnovice, which took part in the
Czech First League
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for 10 seasons between 1993 and 2005. Drnovice is the second smallest municipality, that has ever been represented in the Czech First League (after
Blšany). The club was dissolved in 2006 due to financial trouble. Its successor is a club FKD and is plays only in amateur competitions.
Sights
The parish Church of Saint Lawrence was built in the second half of the 17th century, after the old church was demolished in 1652. Next to the church there are Baroque statues of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1738 and Saint Florian from 1755.
Drnovice Castle dates from 1866–1869. Today it houses the municipal office and a restaurant.
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Notable people
* Gisela Januszewska (1867–1943), Austrian physician
*Alexander Roda Roda
Alexander Friedrich Ladislaus Roda Roda (13 April 1872 – 20 August 1945) was an Austrian writer and satirist.
Biography
Roda Roda was born as Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld in Drnowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Drnovice, Czech Republi ...
(1872–1945), Austrian writer
References
External links
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Villages in Vyškov District