Čejč () is a municipality and village in

Hodonín District Hodonín District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Hodonín. Administrative division Hodonín District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The original form of the name of the village was ''Čaječ'' and was derived from the personal name Čajek, meaning "Čajek's (property)". The personal name was a domestic form of some name containing ''-čaj'' (Dobročaj, Bolečaj, etc.).

Geography

Čejč is located about northwest of

Hodonín Hodonín (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Geography Hodonín is located about southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Va ...

and southeast of

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

. It lies in the Kyjov Hills. The highest point is the hill Kobylská skála at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Čejč is from 1222. In 1335, it was referred to as a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

with rights to hold markets and brew beer. Čejč was destroyed during the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

and in 1459 it was described as abandoned. In 1769, the village was re-established. In 1825, a spa with a curative sulfur spring was established here, which brought prosperity and development to Čejč.

Demographics

Transport

Čejč is located on the railway line Hodonín– Zaječí, but the trains only run here on weekends.

Sights

The main landmark of Čejč is the Church of Saint Wendelin. It was built in the Baroque style in 1730–1731 and modified in the 20th century. The most valuable monument is a statue of St. Cajetan from 1722, created at the expense of the Countess of

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References

External name

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cejc Villages in Hodonín District Moravian Slovakia