Hrušky (german: Birnbaum) is a municipality and village in

Břeclav District Břeclav District ( cs, okres Břeclav) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Břeclav. Complete list of municipalities Bavory - '' Boleradice'' - Borkovany - Bořet ...

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

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

. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Geography

Hrušky is located about northeast of

Břeclav Břeclav (; german: Lundenburg) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Town parts of Charvátská Nová Ves and Poštorná are administrative parts of Břeclav. Etymol ...

and southeast of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

Lower Morava Valley The Lower Morava Valley ( cs, Dolnomoravský úval, Jihomoravská pánev; sk, Dolnomoravský úval; german: Nieder March Talsenke) is a geomorphological formation (special type of valley) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is formed by the ...

. The Svodnice Stream forms the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Hrušky is from 1368. The village was probably founded at the beginning of the 13th century. From 1638 to 1848, it was part of the

estate, owned by the

House of Liechtenstein The House of Liechtenstein, from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the throne. The dynasty's m ...

. The village was heavily damaged by the

2021 South Moravia tornado A rare, violent, and deadly long-tracked tornado struck several villages in the Hodonín and Břeclav districts of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic in the evening of 24 June 2021, killing six people and injuring at least ...

Transport

Hrušky lies on a railway line heading from Břeclav to Hodonín and

Přerov Přerov (; german: Prerau) 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 centre ...

Sights

The main landmark of Hrušky is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It is a modern church, built in the neo-Gothic style in 1861.

Notable people

Rudolph Krejci Rudolph Krejci ( cz, Rudolf Václav Krejčí; 4 March 1929 - 9 December 2018) was a Czechoslovak-American philosopher and professor, who was the founder of the Philosophy and Humanities Programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and founder a ...

(1929–2018), Czech-American philosopher

Twin towns – sister cities

Hrušky is twinned with: *

Waldbredimus Waldbredimus () is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. The commune's administrative centre is Trintange. , the town of Waldbredimus, which lie ...

, Luxembourg

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hrusky (Breclav District) Villages in Břeclav District Moravian Slovakia