Drslavice () is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants. Drslavice lies approximately east of

Uherské Hradiště Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over ...

, south of

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, and south-east of

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History

The first written mention of Drslavice is from 1373.

Demographics

Notable people

Adolf Jellinek Adolf Jellinek ( ''Aharon Jelinek''; 26 June 1821 in Drslavice, Moravia – 28 December 1893 in Vienna) was an Austrian rabbi and scholar. After filling clerical posts in Leipzig (1845–1856), he became a preacher at the Leopoldstädter Temp ...

(1821–1893), Austrian rabbi and scholar *

Hermann Jellinek Hermann Jellinek (22 January 1822 in Drslavice – 23 November 1848 in Vienna) was a writer, journalist, and revolutionary from a prominent Austrian Jewish family. His older brother Adolf Jellinek was one of Austria-Hungary's leading rabbis and wr ...

(1822–1848), Austrian writer, journalist and revolutionary

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* Villages in Uherské Hradiště District Jewish communities in the Czech Republic {{Zlín-geo-stub