Tovačov

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Field	Value
name	Tovačov
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	KLG 5004 CZ - Tovačov.jpg
image_caption	View across the Hradecký Pond
image_flag	Tovačov flag.gif
image_shield	Tovačov_znak.png
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Olomouc
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Přerov
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Marek Svoboda
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1203
area_total_km2	22.77
elevation_m	201
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	2467
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	751 01
website
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Administrative division

Tovačov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Tovačov I-Město (2,305)
Tovačov II-Annín (116)

Geography

Tovačov is located about 11 km west of Přerov and 12 km east of Prostějov. It lies in the Upper Morava Valley. The Morava River flows through the eastern part of the municipal territory. The Bečva River flows into the Morava near Tovačov. The Blata River flows through the western part of Tovačov and joins the Morava just outside the municipal territory. The Mlýnský náhon (a canal that connects the Morava with the Blata) flows through the town proper.

The territory of Tovačov is rich in water bodies. There is a system of four fishponds on the Mlýnský náhon; Hradecký Pond is the largest water body in Tovačov. In the vicinity of the confluences of the Morava with the Bečva and Blata, there are four artificial lakes created in the 1950s after gravel mining. Together they have an area of more than 330 ha.

History

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The first written mention of Tovačov is from 1203. Shortly after its founding, it became an important crossroads of trade routes leading along the rivers. The most notable owners of the Tovačov estate were the Cimburk family (1349–1502), the Pernštejn family (1503–1597), the Salm family (1600–1715), and the Küenburg family (1763–1887).

The first ponds were founded here in 1464 by Jan Tovačovský of Cimburk. During the rule of the Pernštejns, another ponds were founded. The ponds were damaged in the Thirty Years' War and abolished in the 18th century. They were partially renewed after World War II.

Tovačov is the site of a minor battle in the Austro-Prussian War. On 16 July 1866, the Prussians defeated the Austrians in the Battle of Tobitschau.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|1895 |1880|2749 |1890|2632 |1900|2924 |1910|3096 |1921|2991 |1930|2771 |1950|2466 |1961|2610 |1970|2765 |1980|2817 |1991|2656 |2001|2666 |2011|2515 |2021|2421 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

Tovačov is the start of a short railway line to Chropyně. Trains run on it only on weekends during the summer season.

Sights

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The town can be characterized as the oldest Renaissance urban establishment in the country. The town square was founded in 1475. Among the most valuable monuments is the town hall with a Renaissance portal. The fountain on the town square is from 1692.

The main landmark is the Tovačov Castle. It was originally a fortress from the second half of the 11th century and later a water fortress, rebuilt by the Cimburk family in the 15th century. The castle tower was finished in 1492 and is 92 m high. Its Renaissance portal from the same year is the oldest Renaissance monument north of the Alps.

The synagogue from the 15th century and the Jewish cemetery belong to the oldest in the Czech Republic. Today the former synagogue serves as a prayer houses of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

There is the Memorial of the Battle of Tobitschau near Hradecký Pond.

Notable people

Sidonie Grünwald-Zerkowitz (1852–1907), Austrian writer, poet and fashion designer
Ferdinand Steiner (1884–1968), artistic gymnast
Hugo Kauder (1888–1972), Austrian composer and pedagogue
Klement Slavický (1910–1999), composer
Rudolf Bereza (1942–2014), dissident

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Tovačovské rybníky". Střední Morava – Sdružení cestovního ruchu.
"Tovačovská jezera". Střední Morava – Sdružení cestovního ruchu.
"Město Tovačov". Město Tovačov.
"Historie zámku". Tovačov Castle.
(2016-06-07). "Prusko-rakouská válka roku 1866 začala na Jesenicku a u Tovačova zbrotila pole krví". [[Czech Radio]].
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Historie". Město Tovačov.
"Zámek Tovačov". Tovačov Castle.
"Synagoga, rabínský dům a hřbitov". Střední Morava – Sdružení cestovního ruchu.

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