Říčany (Brno-Country District)

Říčany ( German Ritschans, also Ricany ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located 16 kilometers west of the center of Brno and belongs to Okres Brno- venkov.

Geography

Říčany located in the valley of the brook Říčanský Potok, even Ricky, ( Mühlbach ) in the Boskovická Brázda ( Bosko brázda ) at the transition to Bobravská Highlands. To the east of Lipový raise vrch ( 478 m) and Kopeček ( 479 m), in the south of Velehrádky ( 388 m) and west of the Velky Okrouhlík (454 m). North of the village runs the highway D1 / E 55 / E 65, the next exit 178 is located one mile east at Ostrovačice. To the east lies the nature park Podkomorske lesy and the Brno Circuit.

Neighboring towns are Veverské Knínice in the north, Pod Komorou and Bystrc in the northeast, Ostrovačice in the east, Kývalka and Omice in the southeast, Rosice and Zastávka in the south, Marianske Údolí and Pribram na Moravě in the southwest, Zbraslav and Litostrov in the west and Chroustov, Ricky and Dolni Ricky in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1237 in a document Wenceslas I of the assignment of several villages in the Church of St. Peter in Brno, where the brothers Karel Benes and Ladislav Říčany as witnesses. Seat of the Lords of Říčany who belonged to a widely branched Bohemian-Moravian gender, was the stronghold Ricky. She lay desolate 1539-1552 and was probably rebuilt in 1560. 1562 tried unsuccessfully Lomnice Znata of the Monastery Rajhrad associated neighboring village Ostrovačice his reign Říčany incorporate. 1575 is noted in the oldest map of Moravia and also in the Comenius 's map of 1633, the celebrations Ricky. Later, the parties and the rule Říčany went out of the castle Eichhorn has been connected. In the 17th century came north to the village Říčany a knight's seat. Since its owner lived on Eichhorn, the manor became the seat of the mayor, tax collector and writer. At the end of the 17th century, the lords of Teuffenbach acquired by marriage the goods. They were followed by the gender Collalto Sinzendorf, Mundy and Gustav Prince of Wasa.

After the abolition of patrimonial Říčany formed in 1850 a municipality in the district of Brno and from 1921 in Okres Brno- venkov. 1888, founded the volunteer fire department. In the last days of the Second World War, there was the end of April in the area to heavy fighting between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army. In 1948 the church was assigned to the Okres Rosice. After its cancellation Říčany came in 1961 Okres Brno- venkov back. 1980, the decision to the Association of Municipalities Ostrovačice, Říčany, Veverské Knínice was taken to a unified community Říčany - Ostrovačice based in Říčany. 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. On November 22, 1990, the municipality Říčany - Ostrovačice broke up again.

Community structure

For the community Říčany no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Church of St. Peter and Paul, the proven since 1349 the church was destroyed on July 16, 1709, including the parish school by fire. The ruin was in danger of collapsing in 1736 so that the services had to be stopped. Here also all church records were lost. Below the manor house was built at a new location in the years 1754-1763, a Renaissance building with a 32 m high tower.
• Chapel in the Park
• Manor house
• Nature Park Podkomorske lesy
• Masaryk
• Remains of Ricky festivals, northwest of the village on a rocky outcrop in the forest, it was first mentioned in 1349