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 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 53 km (33 mi) southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The village is situated on the right bank of the Morava River.
History
The first written mention of Rohatec is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1270. From 1368 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Rohatec belonged to the Strážnice estate.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/55 road from Olomouc to Břeclav passes through the municipality.
Rohatec is located on the railway lines Přerov–Břeclav and Hodonín–Velká nad Veličkou.[5]
Sights
The most valuable monument is a chapel that is the chancel of the original Gothic church. It dates from around 1300.[6]
After the old church was demolished in 1903, the Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1911, designed by the architect Vladimír Fischer. It is the main landmark of Rohatec.[7]
Notable people
- Zdeněk Škromach (born 1956), politician; lives here
- Jakub Kornfeil (born 1993), motorcycle racer; lives here
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Rohatec" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Kaple" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Farnost Rohatec" (in Czech). Obec Rohatec. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
External links
- Official website
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- Archlebov
- Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem
- Blatnička
- Bukovany
- Bzenec
- Čejč
- Čejkovice
- Čeložnice
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- Hroznová Lhota
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- Karlín
- Kelčany
- Kněždub
- Kostelec
- Kozojídky
- Kuželov
- Kyjov
- Labuty
- Lipov
- Louka
- Lovčice
- Lužice
- Malá Vrbka
- Mikulčice
- Milotice
- Moravany
- Moravský Písek
- Mouchnice
- Mutěnice
- Násedlovice
- Nechvalín
- Nenkovice
- Nová Lhota
- Nový Poddvorov
- Ostrovánky
- Petrov
- Prušánky
- Radějov
- Ratíškovice
- Rohatec
- Šardice
- Skalka
- Skoronice
- Sobůlky
- Starý Poddvorov
- Stavěšice
- Strážnice
- Strážovice
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- Vřesovice
- Žádovice
- Žarošice
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- Žeravice
- Žeraviny