Čejkovice
- Area: 2506 ha
- Populatuon: 2500
- Altitude: 208 amsl
The town lies in the undulating terrain of the western part of Hodonín District, run through by the Prušánka river and surrounded by vineyards on three sides.
It si best known for its winegrowing. Documented since the 13th century, when the knight templars started growing grapevines here. This order gained control of the village apparently before 1240, but the first written mention about the village comes from 1248. At the local, built by the templars fortress commander Ekko often stayed. After the abolishment of the order in 1309, the most powerfull czech nobleman Jindřich of Lipá seized power over the village. Then after him,there was a rapid succesion of control of the village by the houses of Kunštát, Šternberk, Zástřizl, Lomnice and Prusinovských of Víckov.
In 1624 Čejkovice received another order, this time Jesuitical, and during its administration it reached the peak in local vinegrowing. However this was a period when the town suffered from the consequences of the Thirty years War, the Turkish raid in 1663 and the hungarian kuruc in 1705, which almost burnt down the whole town. After the abolition of the Journeymen of Jesus in the Czech lands the local property passed to an education fund , which had become the economic base for future educational reforms. In 1785 Emperor Joseph II. visited Čejkovice and there has been a rumour abroad that the mayor at the time convinced him to abolish his unpopular regulation of burial in the canvas.
From the events held here we may recall the presentations of local wineries; which is called Čejkovice Wine Market (May), the traditional garb feast (August), Mountain driving (September) or the well-known athletic competition Cejkovice´s lath (March).
From organizations and associations we can draw attention to the brass music of the band Vinařinka and the youth brass band music Mutěňané - Čejkovjané, and the children´s ethnographic group Iskérka, male choir Révokaz , and especially the folklore group Zavadka; from sports clubs AC Čejkovice.
There is a wide range of monuments in the village. First of all you can visit a formerly medieval fortress which was transformed at the beginning of the 18th century to a castle. Prismatic tower is the dominating feature as well as the Jesuit´s chapel which is used as ceremonial hall today, or castle wine gallery offering local winery products. The underground cellars of massive dimensions, where knight on horse back could ride through,are beeing used for the storage and maturation of wines under the name Templar´s cellars. Part of the castle building is currently used as a hotel.The Church of Sts. Kunhuty was also founded in the 13th century, it was burnt down several times, during the 18th and 19 century and finally converted into its present form. You can also organise a sightseeing tour of a small exposition focused on life of T.G.Masaryk in the house, where he spent part of his childhood. In the vicinity of the castle is located a historically protected baroque granary, by the durch there is a parsonage from the second part of the 18th century, and folk architecture as farmstead no.25 and 77. There are also protected natural areas such as steppe sites Čejkovické Špidláky on the list.
Infl uential natives of the Čejkovice, by the way, are the theology professor, writer and philosopher Dominik Pecka, journalist, poet and writer Svatopluk Wurm Čejkovský the canon, Brno prelate and author of several historical documents Jakub Hodr.
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The town of Dolní Bojanovice is situated in the fertile countryside of the Lowermoravian valley and it is run through by the Prušánka river.
Well known people born in Dolní Bojanovice include the following: Peter Esterka, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Brno and the Czech community living outside the country, Michal and Růžena Komosní, creators of Podluží garbs; Vymyslický Franz, author of the above carved crucifix; IFranz Esterka, researcher dealing with the problem of drilling - irrigation engineering in the oil industry, Paul Janeček, music teacher, regenschori, music publisher of textbooks and Jan Pospíšil, academic painter.
The town of Dubňany is spreadout in the lower part of the Slovácko area. It is surrounded on three sides by a large forest which is called Doubrava; and it is protected by the slightly remote peaks of the Ždánický forrest and Chřiby from the north. There is an open valley with the Kyjovka river on the south side. This has created very favorable climate conditions that have had a signifi cant impact on the population development since prehistoric times. The fi rst historically documented settlement in the area was a village called Jarohněvice (est.1222). The first written report about the Dubňany village comes from the year 1349, where it was mentioned that Čeněk of Lipá sold the village to Smila of Letovice. According to the oldest information, the name Dubňany comes from the trees of the Doubrava forrest. The oldest report about the size and population of Dubňany comes from the year 1620. It‘s written in the local chronicle that the village had 86 houses with 560 inhabitants. This number was naturally changing over the centuries: in the Thirty Years War there were 14 houses and 90 people; in 1819 there were already 323 homes with 1,328 inhabitants. Real development started after 1850, when both the glass industry was established in Dubňany( Upper smelter in 1868 and Lower smelter in 1875), as well as the mining industry (lignite mines Jiříkovsko, Antonie, Rudolf, Marie and God´s help during the 1860´s and 1870´s of the 19th century). In that time the village became a mining municipality and this trend grew between 1950 and 1980. By the year 1960 the development of the neighbourhood called Lignit had fi nished and Dubňany became the aim of newcomers from surrounding areas due to new work opportunities.
But even such progress didn‘t stop locals from winegrowing. The fi rst class wine route laying between Dubňany and Mutenice still produces quality white wines and the wine cellars located here encompass a large underground area. The local traditions are kept by local woman‘s ethnographic choruses Drmolice, Dúbrava, Dúbravěnka. There is also a men‘s choir, Dubňany; a brass band, Přespolanka; and the cimbalon music of Dúbrava. From the monuments we should draw particular attention to the neo-Gothic parish church from 1885 with an older presbytery from 1720. There is the empire building of the rectory next door from 1859 and some valued statues and crucifixes in the centre of the town (St. Jan Nepomucký – 1797, St.Vendelín 1763). There is also an exposition of the mining and glass industry in a former school, where you can find a lot about the history and ethnography of Dubňany and its surroundings. You shouldn´t miss the chance to see the 600 years old oak tree growing in the Jarohněvický yard.
Hodonin is the district town and natural center of Mikroregion Hodonínsko, lying in the Dolnomoravské valley of the Morava River, wedged between the Morava river forming the border with the Slovak Republic and a large forest complex named Doubrava.
From a wide range of organizations operating here, let us mention at least the following: theatre ensemble Svatopluk, folklore ensemble Dubina, Slovácko Club Hodonín and of course the symphony orchestra of Hodonin and mixed choir. Of no less interes is the series of events held here annually: the competition of children‘ s singers, Věneček z rozmarýnu of Fanoš Mikulecký (March); The Concentus Moraviae Music Festival (June); The Water Kingdom Festival (July); St. Vavřinec Festival (August); Feast of Wine (September ), The Emperor‘s Feast (October).
Josefov is located in the countryside west of Hodonin, in an area where fields, vineyards and orchards dominate the landscape. The Prušánka river fl ows directly behind the village.
Renowned for its archeological discoveries in the nearby Slavic settlement, the village of Mikulčice lies Southwest of Hodonín beside the Kyjovka River. The early medieval colony, situated in the village beside the Morava River, was one of the most important centers in the 9th century during The Great Moravian Empire. Unfortunately, we do not know the name of the settlement or what its roles were in the administration of the State in economic and church matters. This area can be estimated at 30-50 ha. After the fall of the Great Moravian Empire, part of the population could have left for the nearby settlement of what is now modern Mikulcice where there are archeological excavations from the 10th and 11th century.
Today´s name of the village of Nový Poddvorov as well as that of neighboring village - Starý Poddvorov – are based on the defunct village of Potvorovice (and subsequently the town Potvorova), which belonged to the Velehrad´s monastery and was completly destroyed during the Czech-Hungarian wars in the second half of the 15th century. Until now it has remained the only route named Kosteliska.
The village of Prušánky lies west of the town Hodonín in the shallow valley of the Prušánka River and is situated between two peaks called Nechory and Jochy.
The biggest holiday in the village is August‘s Garb Fest „Under the Green‘ and is associated with cimbalon music. There is also a Garb Fest in January and the traditional Mountain Driving Festival in September. The festivals are held in a well known area called Nechory, where there are more than 400 wine cellars and is situated very close to the village. The most precious cultural monument in the village is the late Baroque Church of St. Isidora from 1758 built on the site of the original chapel housing the altarpiece from Ignac Raab. By the road to Nechory, is the statue of St. Jan Nepomucký from 1847. The oldest scultpure is the statue of St. Florian from 1839, which now has found its place in the park.
The village is located north of the town Hodonín, surrounded by the large forest Doubrava from three sides. 
This large local village consists of three parts: the village itself with a part called On the Hill; the Colony, which got its name in the 19th century from the colony of houses for employees of the local sugar refinery; and Soboňky, created only in 1826 and connected to the village in 1960. You will find the village about five kilometers north of Hodonín. On one side it is surrounded by the Morava river; on the other side there is the forest complex of Doubrava. It was inhabited as early as in the prehistoric times; at the latest, during the Stone Age. The first written mention of the village is a list from the year 1270, where the name of its owner, Tvrdek of Rohatec (de Rohaz) is written. Stimulation of settlement was probably caused by business connections to Moravia and upper Hungary by boat across the Morava River, as evidenced by the ancient ferry – „pas rohatecký „. Somewhere in these places there used to be a fortress in the distant past. And from these roots, Rohatec also developed. From the river bends with their many sandy outposts, so called horns, Rohatec also probably acquired its unusual name. Residents were engaged in fishing, hunting, crayfi sh and farming.
The village can be found in Mutěnice´s uplands, besides the Kapansko forest. The first mention about the settlement, at that time called Potvorovice (Potowariz), comes from the year 1209. Nineteen years later it was joined into a confederation of fifty municipalities devoted by Přemysl Otakar II to the Cistercian monastery of Velehrad. The village disappeared in the second half ot the 15th century, during the Czech- Hungarian wars. The monastery mortgaged deserted Potvorovice Protivec to Zástřizl, who sold them in the year 1529 to Heralt of Kunštát. In the beginning of the 17th century the new settlement began to appear, particularly in the area under the vineyards, which is documented by the seal from 1779. The village was settled by newcomers from Slovakia, from the villages of Dubňany and Ratiškovice and other surroundings. During the time the name of the village started to change to Potvorov. The current name of the village dates back to 1870; and fifty-four years later it was officially recognized. In the 1940´s of the last century, oil extraction started in the very near sorrounding.
But the main monument to see is the all-wood windmill of the ram type from 1870. It was restored in 2003. Its interior shows how flour was porduced in the past. It stands on a hill, just three kilometres from the village, and according to legend was built by a citizen of a neighboring village, who got rich thanks by finding a military treasure.
