Mutěnice is a municipality and village in
Hodonín District in the
South Moravian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. It is known for wine-growing and wine-making.
Geography
Mutěnice is located about northwest of
Hodonín and southeast of
Brno
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. It lies mostly in the
Kyjov Hills, only the eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the
Lower Morava Valley
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. The highest point is the hill Vyšicko at above sea level. The Kyjovka River flows through the eastern part of the municipality and supplies several fishponds.
History
The village of Mutěnice was probably founded by external colonization of the area by the
Knights Templar
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, who owned the area in the 13th century. From 1312, the area of Mutěnice and neighbouring
Čejkovice belonged to
Knights Hospitaller
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.
The order built a
commandery
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in the area, first mentioned in 1349.
The first written mention of Mutěnice is from 1367.
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Between 1537 and 1594, Mutěnice was owned by Lords of Lipá. From that time is documented existence of a fortress here. Lords of Lipá sold it to the ]Salm family
The House of Salm was an ancient Lotharingian noble family originating from Salmchâteau in the Ardennes (present-day Belgium) and ruling Salm. The dynasty is above all known for the experiences of the Upper Salm branch which came to be located a ...
, who soon sold it and the village further often changed owners.[ Between 1565 and 1605, a community of Anabatists settled here. The village was devastated by the ]Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...
. The population has declined to a quarter.[
]
Demographics
Economy
Mutěnice is known for viticulture
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. The municipality is the largest in the Slovácká wine sub-region.
Transport
Mutěnice is located on the railway line Hodonín– Zaječí. Trains run here only on weekends.
Sights
The most significant monument is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in the Baroque style in 1769–1775 by order of Empress Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...
on the site of a former desolated chapel. The current appearance of the church is after the reconstructions in the 20th century.[
The neo-Renaissance municipal office was built 1896.][
]
Notable people
*Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas.
It may refer to:
* Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia
* Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech footwear entrepreneur
* Tomáš Berdych ( ...
(1850–1937), politician and first Czechoslovak president; lived here in 1852–1853
References
External links
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Villages in Hodonín District
Moravian Slovakia