Popůvky (Brno-Country District)

Popůvky ( German Popuwek ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located nine kilometers west of the city of Brno at the outskirts and belongs to Okres Brno- venkov.

Geography

Popůvky is located in the northern foothills of the Thaya Schwarza valley floor at the transition to Bobravská Highlands. The village is crossed by Troubský Potok ( Mühlbach ), the northern parts of municipalities creek from Augšperský. To the northeast, the Mladý vrch ( 379 m) and the Kohoutovická Baba rise (415 m) in the southwest of Šibeník (428 m ) west of the Kukanec (436 m) and the Hvízdalka (442 m ) and north-west, the Baba (424 m).

By Popůvky leads the motorway D1 / E 55 / E 65, the next exit 182 Kývalka is a good three kilometers north- west of the town. To the north- west lies the Brno Circuit.

Neighboring towns are Žebětín in the north, Bystrc, Komín, Jundrov and Kohoutovice in the northeast, and Bosonohy Veselka in the east, in the southeast Troubsko, Střelice in the south, Omice in the southwest, and Tetčice Rosice in the west and Kývalka and Ostrovačice in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the village took place in 1349. The place was at that time the seat of the Vladikengeschlechts of Popůvky. Later, the goods have been connected to the rule Rossitz. Before the abolition of the manorial Popůvky was the independent Good Strutz 's servants, and which maintained a stately courtyard in Popůvky.

After the abolition of patrimonial Popůvky / Popuwek formed in 1850 the Town of Troubsko in the Brno district. 1880, the place became independent. 1921 came to Popůvky Okres Brno- venkov. Between 1930 and 1937, led the race route of the 29.1 km long ring Brno, which was later called in honor of the President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Masaryk, by Popůvky. The start and finish was at Bosonohy. 1948, the community was associated with the Okres Brno- okolí. After its cancellation Popůvky came in 1961 Okres Brno- venkov back. Between 1969 and 1972, the construction of the highway, it cuts Popůvky immediately north of the village square. In 1984, the forest area of ​​the Podkomorske lesy the construction of the new Brno Circuit. The communist government Strougal sat by the plans against the protests by residents of the surrounding villages and conservationists against the major project in the forest. With a run of the motorcycle world championship, the new route was inaugurated in 1987.

Popůvky today consists of 214 homes, added 410 lodges in a recreation area on hájek Bosonožský. The municipality covers 430 hectares of forest. The the town center intersecting highway leads to noise pollution and contamination of ground water.

Community structure

For the community Popůvky no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Chapel
• Nature Reserve Augšperský creek, northwest of Popůvky below the track
• Nature Reserve Bosonožský hájek, north of the village
• Nature Park Podkomorske lesy, northwest of Popůvky after the race track
• Dolni ponds fishpond and Horni rybnik on Augšperský creek with 14 acres of water, north of the village
• Masaryk

Sons and daughters of the town

• Puttik Wilhelm (1856-1929), a forestry engineer and speleologist