Osvětimany is a market town in

Uherské Hradiště District Uherské Hradiště District () is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Uherské Hradiště. Administrative division Uherské Hradiště District is divided into two administrative districts of municipa ...

in the

Zlín Region Zlín Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central M ...

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 900 inhabitants.

Geography

Osvětimany is located about west 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 ...

and southwest of

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...

. It lies on the border between the

Chřiby Chřiby (, the "Mars Mountains") is a geographic region of the Czech Republic, part of the Central Moravian Carpathians of the Outer Western Carpathians. The area is a nature park and tourist park, offering a variety of natural features, rock f ...

highlands and

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 ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Hruškovice stream flows through the municipality. The Osvětimany Reservoir is built west of the built-up area, on the stream Klimentský potok.

History

The first written mention of Osvětimany is from 1350. The owners of the village often changed and included various lesser nobles. From 1550 to 1918, Osvětimany belonged to the

Buchlov Buchlov () is a royal castle in Buchlovice in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic It is located on an eponymous hill with an elevation of within the Chřiby mountain range. History The castle was built approximately in the first part of the ...

estate. In 1885, Osvětimany 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 ...

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Osvětimany is the Church of Saint Gall. It was built in the Baroque style in the 18th century. The most important monument is the Gord of Saint Clement. It is an archaeological site of a gord, which was founded in the time of

Great Moravia Great Moravia (; , ''Meghálī Moravía''; ; ; , ), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to emerge in the area of Central Europe, possibly including territories which are today part of the Czech Repub ...

. It was inhabited in the 9th–12th centuries. The site is protected as national cultural monument.

Notable people

Oldřich Pechal Oldřich Pechal (13 May 1913 – 22 September 1942) was a Czechs, Czech soldier. He served as a soldier in World War II, fighting in the Czechoslovak and British armies against Nazi Germany. He was captured following a failed operation in 1942, an ...

(1913–1942), soldier and resistance fighter

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osvetimany Populated places in Uherské Hradiště District Market towns in the Czech Republic