Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou (german: Grusbach) is a town in

Znojmo District Znojmo District ( cs, okres Znojmo) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Znojmo. List of municipalities Bantice - Běhařovice - Bezkov - Bítov - Blanné - '' B ...

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 3,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou is located about east of

Znojmo Znojmo (; german: Znaim) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian ...

and south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. It is situated on the left bank of the Jevišovka River. A small southern part of the municipal border is formed by the river

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, which is also the state border with

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History

The first written mention of Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou is in a deed of bishop

Jindřich Zdík Jindřich Zdík (also anglicized as ''Henry Zdík'') (c. 1083 – 1150 in Prague) was bishop of Olomouc from 1126 to 1150. Biography Zdík went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1137/1138. While he was there, Rorgo Fretellus of Nazareth dedic ...

from 1141. The settlement was promoted to a town in 1495 by King Vladislaus II. During the rule of Counts of Khuen-Belassi in the 19th century, economic development occurred. The railway from Brno to

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, a school and a hospital were built and a sugar factory was founded.

Demographics

Economy

Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou is known for the sugar factory, which is still in operation. It was founded in 1848. Today it is owned by Agrana conglomerate.

Sights

The parish Church of Saint Stephan is the one of the most valuable monuments. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1758 by plans of the architect

Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, also ''Fischer von Erlach the younger'' (13 September 1693 in Vienna – 29 June 1742 in Vienna) was an Austrian architect of the Baroque, Rococo, and Baroque- Neoclassical. Biography Joseph Emanuel was the son ...

. It replaced an old church first mentioned in 1339.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hrusovany nad Jevisovkou Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Znojmo District