Hustopeče nad Bečvou is a market town in

Přerov District Přerov District () is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Přerov. Administrative division Přerov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hustopeče nad Bečvou consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hustopeče nad Bečvou (1,227) * Hranické Loučky (58) *Poruba (225) *Vysoká (185)

Geography

Hustopeče nad Bečvou is located about east of

Přerov Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is we ...

and east of

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

. It lies in the

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. The highest point is the hill Stráž at above sea level. The market town is situated at the right bank of the

Bečva The Bečva (; , ''Betsch'') is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Olomouc and Zlín regions. It is formed by the confluence of the Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers. Together ...

River. The streams Mřenka and Loučský potok flow through the territory of Hustopeče nad Bečvou and then join the Bečva. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Hustopeče nad Bečvou is from 1201. The settlement 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 ...

in 1397, when it was owned by the Lords of Kravaře. From the end of the 15th century until the middle of the 17th century, the market town was a property of the

Zierotin The House of Zierotin or House of Žerotín () was a Czech Bohemian nobility, noble family in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, one of the oldest and most illustrious noble families from Bohemia and Moravia. The ancestors of the family were first m ...

family. In 1693–1763, it was owned by the Podstatský of Prusinovice family. A serious railway accident occurred on 28 February 2025 near the station in Hustopeče nad Bečvou when a freight train carrying over 1,000 tonnes of benzene derailed. The accident caused 15 of the 17 tankers to catch fire, resulting in a significant chemical blaze.

Demographics

Transport

The I/35 road (the section from Hranice to

Rožnov pod Radhoštěm Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. Geography Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is located about northeast of Vsetín and south of Ostrava. It lies in the ...

, part of the

European route E442 European route E 442 is part of the international E-road network. Route * ** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary ** E55 Teplice ** E65 Turnov ** E67 Hradec Králové ** E462 Olomouc * ** E50, E75 Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of Eur ...

) passes through the market town. The I/48 road (the unfinished section of the D48 motorway, part of the

European route E462 E 462 is a European B class road in Czech Republic and Poland, connecting the cities Brno – Olomouc – Český Těšín - Katowice – Kraków Route * ** : Brno – Vyškov (E50/E65 concurrency) ** : Vyškov – Olomouc ** : Olomouc – Lip ...

), which connects the D1 motorway with

Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek (, ; ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protected as two Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...

, runs along the northern municipal border. Hustopeče nad Bečvou is located on the railway line

Vsetín Vsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Originally a small town, Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial, economic, cultural and sports life during the 20th century. Administ ...

– Hranice.

Sights

The main landmarks of Hustopeče nad Bečvou are the church and castle. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in the late Gothic and Renaissance styles in 1597–1611. There are 14 valuable statues of saints on the pillars of the enclosure wall. The most valuable work of art in the interior is a wooden pulpit from the mid-18th century. The Hustopeče nad Bečvou Castle is a Renaissance building, created by reconstruction of an older fortress for the Zierotin family. It was built in 1580–1596. Today it houses a museum. The castle is surrounded by a park. A notable technical monument is the Dutch-type windmill. In the 21st century, the building is unused.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hustopece nad Becvou Market towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Přerov District