Hrušovany u Brna

Hrušovany u Brna
Municipality
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Hrušovany u Brna Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°2′19″N 16°35′39″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1252
Area
• Total	9.04 km^2 (3.49 sq mi)
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,588
• Density	400/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 62
Website	www.hrusovanyubrna.cz

Hrušovany u Brna (Czech pronunciation: [ɦr̩uʃovanɪ u br̩na]; German: Rohrbach) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The Czech name was probably derived from the word Hrušované, which indicates people who came from a place called Hrušov or Hrušová. The German name Rohrbach means 'reed stream'. There is also a theory that the Czech name was derived from the often flooded stream, which was called Gruschbach ('scary stream') in German and Grušový potok in Czech. The people who lived along the stream were called Grušované.^[2]

Geography

Hrušovany u Brna is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is at 221 m (725 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Šatava River.

History

The first written mention of Hrušovany is from 1252, when the village was donated to the monastery in Žďár nad Sázavou. Wine growing in Hrušovany was first documented in 1341. The monastery owned Hrušovany until 1493 and then in the second half of the 16th century. In the 17th century, the owners often changed and included the Olomouc bishopric. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Hrušovany was a property of the Sinzendorf family (1702–1748), the Dietrichstein family (1748–1819) and Dukes of Teschen (Albert Casimir and Charles Louis; 1819–1847).^[2][3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 751 —     1880 811 +8.0% 1890 1,211 +49.3% 1900 1,289 +6.4% 1910 1,430 +10.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,650 +15.4% 1930 1,839 +11.5% 1950 1,853 +0.8% 1961 2,001 +8.0% 1970 1,954 −2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,794 +43.0% 1991 2,748 −1.6% 2001 2,892 +5.2% 2011 3,284 +13.6% 2021 3,498 +6.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

Hrušovany u Brna is known for viticulture. It is located in the Velkopavlovická wine subregion.

Transport

Hrušovany u Brna is located on the railway lines heading from Tišnov to Hustopeče and to Židlochovice via Brno.^[6]

Sights

Villa of dr. Viktor Bauer

There are two protected cultural monuments in the municipality. An architecturally valuable building is the functionalist villa of dr. Viktor Bauer. It was built in 1917–1918 by the architect Adolf Loos.^[7]

The second monument is a stone conciliation cross dating from 1595.^[8]

Notable people

• Jan IV of Pernštejn (1487–1548), nobleman; died here

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Adamová, Vlastimila (2002). Průvodce po všelikém dění v obci Hrušovany u Brna (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Hrušovany u Brna. pp. 1–9. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hrušovany u Brna. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Hrušovany u Brna" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
7. "Vila dr. Viktora Bauera" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
8. "Smírčí kříž" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

External links

• Official website