Troubky is a municipality and village in

Přerov District Přerov District ( cs, okres Přerov) is a district ('' okres'') within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Přerov. List of municipalities Bělotín - Beňov - Bezuchov - Bohuslávky - Bochoř - ''Brodek ...

in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Troubky is located about west of

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 ...

and south of Olomouc. It lies in the

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. It is situated at the left bank of the

Bečva The Bečva (; german: Betschwa, also ''Betsch'', ''Beczwa'') is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the river Morava. The Bečva is created by two source streams, the northern Rožnovská Bečva (whose valley separates the Mo ...

, near its confluence with the Morava.

History

The first written mention about Troubky is from 1348. Until 1380, Troubky was a separate estate with a fortress. From 1380 until 1848, the village was part of the

Tovačov Tovačov (german: Tobitschau) is a town in the Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrat ...

estate and shared its owners. Among the most important owners of the estate were the Tovačovský of Cimburk family and the

Pernštejn family The Pernštejn (german: Pernstein) was one of the seven Moravian dynasty families and the most important (uradel) family originating from Moravian nobility. The first mentioned member of House of Pernštejn lived in the 13th century. They took th ...

. The municipality was severely affected by

1997 Central European flood The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava (river), Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 ...

, in which nine people died and 150 houses were destroyed. Thirteen years later, in 2010, was flooded again.

Demographics

Sights

The main landmark of Troubky is the Church of Saint Margaret. It was built in 1872, when it replaced an old wooden church from the 13th century.

References

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* {{authority control Villages in Přerov District