Drnovice (; german: Drnowitz) is a municipality and village in
Vyškov District
Vyškov District ( cs, okres Vyškov) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov.
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in the
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Geography
Drnovice is located about west of
Vyškov
Vyškov (; german: Wischau) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Vyškov ...
and east of
Brno. It lies on the border between the
Vyškov Gate and
Drahany Highlands
Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Drahany lies approximately west of Prostějov, south-west of Olomouc, and east of Prague.
Notable people
* Wilhelm ...
. The highest point is the hill Rozepře at above sea level. A dominant feature of the landscape near the village is the hill Chocholík at . The Drnůvka Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Drnovice is from 1104.
Sport
The municipality was home to football club
1. FK Drnovice
1. FK Drnovice was a Czech football club based in the Moravian village of Drnovice near Vyškov, founded in 1932. The club played in the top flight of Czech football, the Czech First League, between 1993 and 2002, and again in the 2004/05 seas ...
, which took part in the
Czech First League
The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically r ...
for 10 seasons between 1993 and 2005. Drnovice is the second smallest municipality, that has ever been represented in the Czech First League (after
Blšany). The club was dissolved in 2006 due to financial trouble. Its successor is a club FKD and is plays only in amateur competitions.
Sights
The parish Church of Saint Lawrence was built in the second half of the 17th century, after the old church was demolished in 1652. Next to the church there are Baroque statues of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1738 and Saint Florian from 1755.
Drnovice Castle dates from 1866–1869. Today it houses the municipal office and a restaurant.
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Notable people
*Gisela Januszewska
Gisela Januszewska (also known by surnames Kuhn, Rosenfeld and Roda; 22 January 1867 – 2 March 1943) was an Austrian physician. Having earned her degree in Switzerland, she briefly worked in Germany before becoming the first female physician in ...
(1867–1943), Austrian physician
* Alexander Roda Roda (1872–1945), Austrian writer
References
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Villages in Vyškov District