Ježkovice

Ježkovice ( German Jeschkowitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located nine kilometers north-west of Vyškov and belongs to Okres Vyškov.

Geography

Ježkovice located to the east of the country Drahany in the source basin of the creek Drnůvka. To the east rises the Rozepře (451 m ) south of the Podhora (453 m) in the southwest of Krátký Kopec ( 478 m). To the northeast the valley of Malá Haná lies with the dam Opatovice. To the west is the Nature 's Valley Park Rakovecké. To the southeast lies the medieval deserted village Budonice, west of the deserted village Sokolí and in the northwest the deserted village Vilémov.

Neighboring towns are Kulířov, Doubrava, Studnice and Rychtářov in the north, Pařezovice and Lhota in the northeast, Opatovice the east, Dědice, Pazderna, Vyškov and Drnovice the southeast, Račice - Pístovice in the south, Valcha and Ricky in the southwest, Pastviny and Bukovinka in the west and Ruprechtov in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out on 13 December 1375 two documents, in which Albrecht von Sternberg took the court decreed transmission of the castle Račice with the villages Račice, Drnovice, Pístovice, Sokolí, Ježkovice and Nosálovice to his cousin Peter von Sternberg. Markwart von Sternberg Račice sold with all accessories 1399 to Peter Krawarn of Plumlov. The Krawarn of Plumlov died in 1466 with Peter's son Jiří in the male line from. In the division of property under jiris four daughters, fell Račicer goods Kunka, who was married to Wenzel von Boskowitz to. He was followed by Ladislav Boskowitz and 1510 his son Christopher. In 1517 Ježkovice consisted of five properties. About Susanne Černohorská of Boskowitz went the possession 1568 Hans Haug joke of Biskupitz over. 1596 sold the Haugwitz the rule of Bernart Petřvaldský of Petřvald. After the Battle of White Mountain, the goods of Hans Peter forest were confiscated and sold in 1623 to Charles Willinger of Schönenperg.

Later owners were the Counts of Braida Ronsecco and Cornigliano that Račice had from 1630 Horacius Forno and his son Karl Franz and from 1670 with some interruptions until 1801. 1718 was the village of 24 properties. In Ježkovice held in the 19th century, cloth weaving and the manufacture of pearl buttons collection. In addition to the domestic weaving factories were also woven in two small. Until the mid-19th century Ježkovice remained subservient always Račice.

After the abolition of patrimonial Ješkovice / Jeschkowitz formed in 1850 a municipality in the district team Wischau. The schoolhouse was built in 1854. In 1869, living in the 85 houses of the village of 638 people. Since the end of the 19th century, the local name Ježkovice is in use. The farms Ježkovice and Podomi were separated in 1926 in the wake of land reform from Račicer landlordism. 1930 Ježkovice had grown to 128 stores and had 623 inhabitants. In 1953 a kindergarten. Since 2002 Ježkovice leads a coat of arms and banners.

Community structure

For the community Ježkovice no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Sacred Heart Chapel, in the center, built in 1939
• Cemetery Chapel, southeast out of town
• Belfry
• Memorial stone to the surrender of the German, north west of the village on the road to Ruprechtov
• Celtic hill forts Černov and Na Zbitých, west of the village
• Remains of castles Kuchlov and Hradek, north through the valley of Malá Haná
• Monument to the surrender of the Wehrmacht