Veselí nad Moravou (, ) is a town in the
South Moravian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an
urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Veselí nad Moravou consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Veselí nad Moravou (8,822)
*Milokošť (730)
*Zarazice (803)
Geography
Veselí nad Moravou is located about northeast of
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 ...
. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the
Lower Morava Valley
The Lower Morava Valley (; ; ) is a geomorphological formation (special type of valley) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
It is formed by the depression in the Western Carpathians (Ždánice Forest, Kyjov Hills and Pálava Protected Landscap ...
and the eastern part lies in the
Vizovice Highlands
The Vizovice Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Zlín and South Moravian regions. It is named after the town of Vizovice.
Geomorphology
The Vizovice Highlands are a mesoregi ...
. The highest point is the hill Radošov with an elevation of . The town lies on the
Morava River. Part of the
Baťa Canal runs along the river.
History
The first written mention of Veselí nad Moravou is from 1261, when a water castle with a settlement existed here. In 1397, a town that took the name Veselí was founded. The original settlement developed separately and was known as Předměstí Veselí (i.e. "Veselí Suburb").
In 1526, Veselí was acquired by Hynek Bilík of Kornice who had the castle rebuilt into a Renaissance residence. In 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 ...
, Veselí and Předměstí Veselí were burned down several times, and the castle was looted. The Chorinský family, who bought the Veselí estate in 1731, had rebuilt the castle to its current Neoclassical form in 1834–1840.
In 1886, the town of Veselí was renamed Veselí nad Moravou. In 1887 and 1888, the railway to
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 ...
and to
Rohatec
Rohatec is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.
Geography
Rohatec is located about northeast of Hodonín and southeast of Brno, on the border with Slo ...
was built. In 1919, Veselí nad Moravou, Předměstí Veselí, and until then independent Jewish community merged into one whole. In 1950, Zarazice was joined to the town, and in 1964, Milokošť was joined. Both originally independent municipalities urbanistically fused with the town.
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Demographics
Transport
Veselí nad Moravou lies on an interregional railway line heading from Brno to 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 on a regional line from Hodonín to Vrbovce, Slovakia
Vrbovce ( or ''Verbósz'') is a village stretching out in the protected landscape area of the White Carpathians in Myjava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia, on the border with the Czech Republic.
History
Vrbovce was me ...
.
Sights
The Veselí nad Moravou Castle was damaged in the World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
and by subsequent insensitive use. It is gradually repaired and is not accessible to the public.[ Its part is a large castle park with a set of ponds, which is freely accessible. In the park is a castle administration building from around 1800.]
The historic centre is located on an island in the Morava river. It consists of the Bartolomějské Square with the Church of Saint Bartholomew, built from 1733 to 1741, and with the Town Museum.[
The former ]Servite
The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary (; abbreviation: OSM), is one of the five original mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church. It includes several branches of friars (priests and brothers), contemplative nun ...
monastery with the Church of the Holy Guardian Angels is a significant baroque monument from the 18th century. The monastery was founded in 1714 and abolished in 1784. The construction of the church was finished in 1764. Part of the monastery buildings serves today as the town hall.[
The Church of the Virgin Mary is the oldest church in Veselí. It was first mentioned in 1360. Preserved Romanesque-Gothic elements indicate that it was built in the late 13th century.][
''Panský dvůr'' ("Manor house") was originally a complex of farm buildings and large ]granary
A granary, also known as a grain house and historically as a granarium in Latin, is a post-harvest storage building primarily for grains or seeds. Granaries are typically built above the ground to prevent spoilage and protect the stored grains o ...
, built in 1646. The only preserved house served as an administrative building and today houses the regional tourist information centre, a small museum, a gallery and cultural spaces.[
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Notable people
* Fred Sersen (1890–1962), painter and cinema special effects artist
*Karel Benedík
Karel Benedík (6 November 1923 in Kozojídky – 17 January 1997 in Veselí nad Moravou) was a Czech painter and restorer. He first trained as a painter, then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, and focused on restoration work. He pain ...
(1923–1997), painter; died here
* Milan Puzrla (1946–2021), cyclist
Twin towns – sister cities
Veselí nad Moravou is twinned with:
* Crespellano (Valsamoggia), Italy
* Malacky
Malacky ( German: ''Malatzka'', Hungarian: ''Malacka'') is a town and municipality in western Slovakia around north of Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava. From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
...
, Slovakia
* Żnin
Żnin (; , 1941–45: ) is a town in north-central Poland with a population of 14,181 (June 2014). It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (previously Bydgoszcz Voivodeship) and is the capital of Żnin County. The historical town, initially es ...
, Poland
References
External links
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Populated places in Hodonín District
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Moravian Slovakia