Hukvaldy (german: Hochwald) is a municipality and village in

Frýdek-Místek District Frýdek-Místek District ( cs, okres Frýdek-Místek, pl, powiat Frydek-Mistek) is a district (''okres'') within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is the city of Frýdek-Místek. It was created by a refo ...

in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region ( cs, Moravskoslezský kraj; pl, Kraj morawsko-śląski; sk, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region ( cs, Ostravský ...

of the

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. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It is known for the ruins of the third-largest castle in the Czech Republic, Hukvaldy Castle, and is the birthplace of the composer

Leoš Janáček Leoš Janáček (, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic musics, including Eastern European f ...

Administrative parts

Villages of Dolní Sklenov, Horní Sklenov, Krnalovice and Rychaltice are administrative parts of Hukvaldy.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Hückeswagen family, who were the first owners of Hukvaldy.

History

The Hukvaldy Castle was founded in the 1270s or 1280s by the Hückeswagen family and was first mentioned in 1285. It was a guard castle on the trade route from

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on t ...

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. The settlement of Hukvaldy was soon established nearby. The settlement of Sklenov was established under the castle and was first documented in 1294. Between 1294 and 1307, the Hukvaldy estate was acquired by the

bishops of Olomouc A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or offic ...

, who often pledged it to various noblemen. In the following centuries, the castle was expanded into a massive fortress. In 1762, the castle was destroyed by a fire. In the following decades, the castle was dismantled as a source of building material. Repairs began in the 1960s. The municipality was known as Sklenov until 1982. Since 1 July 1982, it has been named Hukvaldy.

Culture

Until 2017 ''Janáček's Hukvaldy'' music festival took place in Hukvaldy. Since 2018, it has been a part of the ''Leoš Janáček International Music Festival'' in

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four riv ...

. It is one of the most important classical music festival in the Czech Republic.

Sights

Hukvaldy Castle is the third largest castle in the country. It is gradually being reconstructed. There is an exhibition on the history and architectural development of the castle. Accessible are also well-preserved guard rooms, or the Baroque Chapel of St. Andrew used for concerts. Part of the palace was converted into a lookout tower. The castle is surrounded by a game park, founded in the 16th century. It is home to fallow deers,

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s and

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s. In the game park is an amphitheatre and the Monument of Bystrouška from Janáček's opera ''

The Cunning Little Vixen ''The Cunning Little Vixen'' (original title ''Příhody lišky Bystroušky'' or ''Tales of Vixen Sharp-Ears'' in English), is a three-act Czech-language opera by Leoš Janáček completed in 1923 to a libretto the composer himself adapted from a ...

''.

Notable people

Jan Čapek of Sány Jan Čapek of Sány ( cs, Jan Čapek ze Sán; c. 1390, Sány – c. 1452, probably in Hukvaldy) was a Czech Hussite noble, general of Władysław III of Poland. Biography Čapek was first mentioned in Hungarian sources as a leader of Władysła ...

(c. 1390 – c. 1452), nobleman and military officer; owned the castle and probably died here * Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg (1813–1892), archbishop of Olomouc; died here *

(1854–1928), composer

Gallery

Hukv09.JPG, A bridge in Hukvaldy Castle House in Hukvaldy.JPG, Former archbishops palace Kostel svatého Maxmiliána 1.jpg, Church of Saint Maximilian

References

External links

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Hukvaldy Castle
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