Dambořice 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 1,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Dambořice 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

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. It lies in a hilly landscape of the

Ždánice Forest The Ždánice Forest (in Czech, ''Ždánický les''; known in German as the ''Steinitzer Wald'') is a mountain range and forest in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a land ...

. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Dambořice is from 1141. In 1531, the village was acquired by Jan Kuna of Kunštát. He restored the brewery, established fishponds and supported viticulture, and the village prospered. As a result, in 1534, Dambořice was promoted to 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 ...

by Ferdinand I. In 1550,

Anabaptists Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin , from the Greek : 're-' and 'baptism'; , earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased. The term (tra ...

settled in the village. The economic prosperity was supported by the establishment of a Jewish community at the end of the 16th century, which lasted until the 20th century. After World War II, Dambořice lost the market town title.

Demographics

Economy

Dambořice is known for the Dambořice oil field. It produces about 55% of the country's oil production.

Transport

The I/54 road (the section that connects

Kyjov Kyjov (; or ''Geyen'') is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monum ...

with the D1 motorway) runs along the northeastern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Dambořice is the Church of Saint Martin. The original church was first mentioned in 1326. In 1780, it was replaced by the current Baroque church. In 1909–1910, it was reconstructed to its present form. The second historical monument is the Jewish cemetery. It was founded at the beginning of the 17th century and used until 1940. The oldest preserved tombstones are from around 1700.

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