Ostopovice

Ostopovice ( German Wostopowitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located six kilometers southwest of the center of Brno at the outskirts and belongs to Okres Brno- venkov.

Geography

Ostopovice located in the Troubsko - Střelická kotlina at the junction of the north-western foothills of the Thaya Schwarza valley floor to Bobravská Highlands. The village is located on the right side of the creek Leskava. South-east rises the Rovný (307 m) and in the south of Urbanův Kopec (334 m). On the northern outskirts of the village the railway line Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou - Brno passes, one and a half kilometers to the west is the railway station Troubsko. North of the village runs the highway D1 / E 55 / E 65, exit 190 Brno- zapad found right at Ostopovice; However, it is only accessible via Stary Liskovec.

Neighboring towns are Nový Liskovec in the north, Stary Liskovec in the northeast, Dolni Heršpice in the east, in the southeast Moravany, Nebovidy and Ořechovičky in the south, and Radostice Střelice the southwest, Troubsko in the west and Veselka and Bosonohy in the northwest.

History

The oldest written mention of the village was carried out in 1237 together with Troubsko in a document Wenceslas I, recorded as a witness in the Stepan of Ostopovice. In Ostopovice existed in the 13th century manor house and an independent court; probably at this time also a fortress. 1318 acquired the bishopric of Olomouc goods. In 1376 January sold by Ostopovice his court at the Brno local citizens, Jan Ortlin. He purchased the Brno citizens Marek from another court, the Marek has had since 1350. 1378 acquired the Supreme Marshal of the Margraviate of Moravia, Filip of Svojanov Ostopovice. At this time there was a parish in Ostopovice. In the second half of the 14th century, the area was hit by a serious looking Beulenpestepidemie, died on the third of the population. In 1412 the canons of Lucek Březník bought together with Mikes Lyska of Chrudichromy Ostopovice. After several changes of partners was from 1490 the entire village Jindřich Babka. Since 1496 a stronghold in Ostopovice is detectable. Subsequent owners were from January 1501 Doupovec, from January 1520 Petrovský of Hrochov and 1540 Matthias Munk of Eibenschütz. Munk had previously been part of the villages Troubsko and Popůvky. The festivals in 1540 called desolate. After Munk had in 1573 the whole estate Troubsko purchased, he established the rule Troubsko. 1609 acquired Charles the Elder of Zerotein Troubsko with Ostopovice and the proportion of Popůvky for 24,000 guilders. Ostopovice consisted at that time of 22 houses. At the siege of Brno, the area was harassed in 1645 by the troops of the Swedish General Torstensson. After the Thirty Years' War are in the hooves register for Ostopovice 19 Cultivate and reported three desert estate. Ostopovice should have at that time had about 150 inhabitants. Acquired 1735 Thomas Johann Sekora of Seckenberg the rule. After the consecration of the new parish church of the Assumption in Troubsko Ostopovice was the parish after Troubsko. 1790 lived 262 people in 40 houses of Ostopovice. Troubsko was at the same time to 1797 school location. From a Gestift founded by Marie Cecilia Sekora of Seckenberg own einklassige village school was begun in 1795 in Ostopovice. 1834, the village had grown to 99 stores and had 368 inhabitants.

After the abolition of patrimonial Vostopovice formed in 1850 a municipality in the district of Brno. On August 16, 1856 Great fire destroyed 23 houses. 1869, the village had 419 inhabitants and consisted of 74 houses. 1880, the population had grown to 428. These were almost all Czechs, the onset of the 17th century influx of Germans in the Brno area concerned Vostopovice hardly. Vostopovice a Troubsko - - In June 1886, the passenger traffic on the railway line Brno- Okříšky the Einsteigstation Liskovec was recorded and not far from the church Strutzer Bosonohy created. 1898 was the county road to Stary Liskovec and 1906, the connecting road was completed after Střelice. 1910 the community had 550 inhabitants. 1913, founded the volunteer fire department. The road to Moravany was completed in 1920. 1921 came to Vostopovice Okres Brno- venkov. Since 1923 the community name Ostopovice is used. In the valley Šelše a pond was created in 1933. 1939, work began on the autobahn Breslau - Vienna at Wostopowitz. We also find the recreation area was filled in Šelše Valley. 1942 was the setting of motorway construction. In April 1945, the place was at the front. The Red Army conquered Ostopovice on 25 April 1945 during its Bratislava - Brno surgery. In the battles 16 Soviet soldiers and four residents of the village died. 1948, the community was associated with the Okres Brno- okolí. After its cancellation Ostopovice came in 1961 Okres Brno- venkov back. Between 1969 and 1972, the construction of the highway Prague - Brno.

Community structure

For the community Ostopovice no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Neo-Gothic chapel of St. John the Baptist, built in 1893
• Watermill Podskalní Mlýn, southwest of Ostopovice creek on Troubský
• Mounds of unfinished Reichsautobahn Breslau - Vienna, south of the village