Moravany (HodonÃn District)
Moravany ( German Morawan, formerly Morawann ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located five kilometers north of Kyjov and belongs to Okres Hodonín.
Geography
Moravany is located on the southwestern foot of the Mars Mountains at the confluence of the creek creek creek Moravanský in the Čeložnický. To the north rises the Paní háj (410 m), in the northeast of Šepruny (303 m ) west of the Bohuslavická Nová hora (295 m) and in the northwest the Zelena hora (305 m) and the Lenivá hora (486 m ).
Neighboring towns are Koryčany, Kameňák and Zavadilka in the north, Josefinský Dvůr in the northeast, Labuty and Skalka in the east, Dolni Moštěnice and Ježov the southeast, Hýsly and Kelčany in the south, Kostelec the southwest, Bukovany in the west and Bohuslavice and Čeložnice in the northwest.
History
The first written mention of Moravany took place in 1324, when the Vladike Stepan Moravany as a witness drew a comparison between Protivec of Buchlov and the monastery Velehrad. The property was ever divided during the 14th century between different members of the extensive Vladikengeschlechts, all of whom lived in Moravany. At that time existed in Moravany three yards and two taverns. It is believed that a firmament existed, their location is suspected at the site of the present City Hall. In Moravany lime was broken since the Middle Ages and operated lime kilns. Also, was at Moravany one of the two iron ore mines in the mountains of Mars, which was operated since the 8th century.
Successive was the sale of individual shares of landlords around as Zdenko von Sternberg, Mikuláš and Boček of Labuty, Bartos of Tucapy and Arkleb of Zástřizl. Anna Moravany married Smil of Land Stone, who led the predicate " of Morawan " (z Moravan ) and died in 1381. Their son John of country rock and Morawan ( † around 1423 ) first tried to unite in his hand the family property. After he had bought in 1412 Milotice, he moved its headquarters there and sold Moravany his stepbrother Protivec of Zástřizl. 1414 belonged to John the companions of Jan Hus on the way to Constance. 1542 slammed the reign Buchlov January Zdansky of Zástřizl Moravany. Before the 16th century, the inhabitants of the village belonged to the Moravian brethren. The rule Buchlov refused the Brethren the provision of land for application of a graveyard. In the book Lauer land register of 1611 we find the first evidence of the Morawaner quarries. The fractures were in the mountains on Mars the rule limit to the chapel of St.. Clement creek in the valley of Klimentský and Brusnice. 1624 worked in Moravany the preacher Matěj Černý. As 1644 went out the Book Lover line of Prakšický of Zástřizl, the rule fell to the men of Peter forest. After the end of the Thirty Years' War Moravany was re-Catholicised 1650-1651. A little later came the cemetery. In 1720, consisted in Moravany a wooden town hall, in the basement vaults Morawaner wine was served. Furthermore, there were a grand alehouse, a distillery, two meat shops and a fish pond. The town hall went out in the 18th century. As of 1763 the Count Berchtold owner of the domain whose seat was the castle Buchlovice now were. In the quarries of Moravany a good sandstone was recovered. Until the mid-19th century Moravany remained subservient always Buchlovice.
After the abolition of patrimonial Moravany / Moravan formed in 1850 a municipality in the district team Gaya. After the abolition of Okres Kyjov the place was in 1960 assigned to the Okres Hodonín.
Community structure
For the community Moravany no districts are reported. To Moravany heard the settlement Kameňák.
Attractions
- Belltower at the village green, built in the 17th century at times Matěj Černýš
- Chapel of St.. Trinity, built in 1994-2000, the consecration took place on 25 May 2000 by Archbishop January Graubner
- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the mid-18th century
- Pardusy, largest limestone quarries of Mars Mountains, between Zavadilka and Koritschaner Chapel
- Postal Paní háj
- Nature reserve Moravanské lúky in Mars Mountains at Brusnice