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Mikulčice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmi.kul.tʃi.tsɛ]) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Mikulčice
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag
Coat of arms
Mikulčice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°48′59″N 17°3′4″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
First mentioned1141
Government
 • MayorJosef Dvořáček Sr.
Area
 • Total15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,981
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
696 19
Websitewww.mikulcice.cz

Administrative parts


Saints Cyril and Methodius monument
Saints Cyril and Methodius monument

The village of Těšice is an administrative part of Mikulčice. Mikulčice and Těšice are urbanistically fused.


Geography


Mikulčice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Hodonín, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The municipality is crossed by the river Kyjovka. The Czech-Slovak border is formed here by the Morava River.


History


The foundations of a 9th-century church in Mikulčice-Valy
The foundations of a 9th-century church in Mikulčice-Valy

From the 6th until the 10th century, a Slavic fortified settlement existed 3 km southeast from the modern village on the site called Mikulčice-Valy. The settlement was one of the main centres of the Great Moravian Empire, plausibly its capital city. Excavations, led by Josef Poulík, unearthed the remnants of twelve churches, a palace, and more than 2,500 graves (including a horse burial).[2]

The first written mention of Mikulčice is from 1141. The parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was first mentioned in 1353. At the beginning of the 15th century, a fortress stood here. The fortress was probably destroyed during the Hussite Wars.[3]

The village was heavily damaged by the 2021 South Moravia tornado.[4]


Economy


The local economy is predominantly based on agriculture and tourism.


Sights


The Mikulčice-Valy site is the main tourist attraction. It is freely accessible. It includes an exhibition with archeological finds from this area, administered by the Masaryk Museum in Hodonín. Since 1962, the site has been protected as a national cultural monument.[5]


Notable people



References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. Berend, Nóra (2007). Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus' C. 900–1200. Cambridge UP. pp. 216, 321. ISBN 9780521876162. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. "Historie obce". Obec Mikulčice (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "Mrtví, zavalení, všude trosky. Sedm obcí na Moravě zpustošilo tornádo". iDnes (in Czech). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. "Historie expozice". Masarykovo muzeum v Hodoníně (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-12-06.


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На других языках

[de] Mikulčice

Mikulčice (deutsch Mikultschitz, auch Nickoltschitz, Nikolschitz)[2] ist ein Dorf mit 1.955 (2005) Einwohnern in der Region Jihomoravský kraj (Tschechien).
- [en] Mikulčice


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