Bučovice

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Town in the Czech Republic

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::summary Town in the Czech Republic ::

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image_captionTown square
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image_shieldZnak města Bučovice.svg
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subdivision_name
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subdivision_name1South Moravian
subdivision_type2District
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coordinates
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJiří Horák
leader_party
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1322
area_total_km231.18
elevation_m230
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total6891
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website
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Administrative division

Bučovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Buček (a shortened form of Budislav or Budivoj).

Geography

Bučovice is located about 14 km south of Vyškov and 26 km east of Brno. It lies on the border between the Litenčice Hills and Ždánice Forest. The highest point is the Radlovec hill at 426 m above sea level. The Litava River flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Bučovice is from 1322. However, a stone church stood here already in the 13th century. In the late 14th century, it was referred to as a market town with vineyards.

In the 16th century, Bučovice prospered and developed. The owner of the manor Jan Šembera Černohorský of Boskovice had built here one of the most magnificent Renaissance residences in Moravia. The castle was finished by his son-in-law Maximilian of Liechtenstein in the 1630s. During the Thirty Years' War in 1645, Bučovice was looted and damaged by the Swedish troops, but the castle was defended.

In the second half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century, Bučovice was one of the most important centres of cloth production in Moravia. The owners of the textile companies of the time belonged to a large Jewish community. In the second half of the 19th century, Bučovice further developed and gained the character of a town. During the 20th century, the most important economic sector in the town became the woodworking industry.

After World War II, the castle was confiscated to the Liechtensteins by the state.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|4852 |1880|5148 |1890|5205 |1900|5427 |1910|5731 |1921|5710 |1930|5642 |1950|5910 |1961|5902 |1970|5850 |1980|6395 |1991|6165 |2001|6321 |2011|6396 |2021|6444 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

The I/50 road (part of the European route E50), which connects Brno with Uherské Hradiště and the Czech-Slovak border in Starý Hrozenkov, passes through the town.

Bučovice is located on the railway line Brno–Staré Město.

Sights

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Zámek_Bučovice_orlí_oko.jpg" caption="Aerial view of Bučovice Castle"] ::

Bučovice is known for the Bučovice Castle. The Renaissance castle was built in the style of Italian villas in 1575–1585. Today it is owned by the state and open to the public. The castle is protected as a national cultural monument.

An architecturally valuable building is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1637–1641. In 1748, the interior was modified by Anton Erhard Martinelli. In 1826–1830, the church was modified and extended in the Neoclassical style.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Bučovice is twinned with:

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. Černá, Anna. (2016). "Z české Sušice do moravských Sušic aneb Zeměpisná jména na -ice". Academia.
  4. "Historie a současnost města". Město Bučovice.
  5. "Lichtenštejni na Bučovicích". Bučovice Castle.
  6. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  7. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  8. "Detail stanice Bučovice". [[České dráhy]].
  9. "Jediný zámek, kde zajíci běhají po stropě". Bučovice Castle.
  10. "Areál zámku s parkem Bučovice". National Heritage Institute.
  11. "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie". National Heritage Institute.
  12. "Partnerská města". Město Bučovice.

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