Kobylí is a municipality and village in

Břeclav District Břeclav District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Břeclav. Administrative division Břeclav District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended c ...

in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Kobylí is located about north of

Břeclav Břeclav (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Located at the Czech-Austrian state border and near the Czech–Slovak state border, it is an important railway hub. Administrative divis ...

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 ...

. The municipal territory lies mostly in 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 ...

, but it also extends into the

Kyjov Hills The Kyjov Hills () is an area in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. These relatively modest hills and undulating plateaus form a part of the Central Moravian Carpathians, within the Outer Western Carpathians. The hills spread ove ...

in the east. The highest point is the hill Kobylí vrch at above sea level. The

Trkmanka The Trkmanka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the South Moravian Region. It is long. Characteristic The Trkmanka originates in the territory of Ždánice in the Ždánice Forest range at an ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kobylí is from 1252, when the village was donated to the

Cistercian The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...

monastery in

Žďár nad Sázavou Žďár nad Sázavou (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is an industrial and tourist centre. It is known for the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, which is a UNESCO Wor ...

. Vineyards in Kobylí were mentioned already in 1255. From 1312 to 1594, Kobylí was owned by Lords of Lipá as a part of the

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 ...

estate. About 100 people lived in the village in 1594. In 1594–1614, the estate was a property of Counts of Salm-Neuburg. In 1614–1647, Kobylí was ruled by the Žampach of Potštejn family. During the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

, the village was repeatedly looted and only ten inhabitants left. After 1647, it changed hands several times, until it was acquired by a branch of the Liechtenstein family in 1692.

Demographics

Transport

Kobylí is the terminus and start of a short railway line to

Zaječí Zaječí () is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Zaječí lies approximately north-west of Břeclav, south of Brno, and south-east of Prague ...

Sights

The main landmark of Kobylí is the Church of Saint George. It is a Gothic-Baroque building.

References

External links

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