Hlohovec (german: Bischofswarth) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

of the

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. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Hlohovec is located within the

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, a

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History

The first written mention of Hlohovec is from 1414, however it was probably founded already in the 13th century. The Hraniční Castle was built in 1826.

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* Villages in Břeclav District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub