Vrahovice is a village in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, near Prostějov. It is an administrative part of Prostějov. It has around 3,400 inhabitants. There is St. Bartolomew church, a post office and a few pubs.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1337. In 1370, the first church in Vrahovice was mentioned. The church burned down in 1587, during a large fire incident. Shortly after that, another church was built. It was used until 1831, when it was destroyed and replaced by a new one which was built between 1831-1836 and financed by Jan Josef count Seilern, the possessor of the Kralice domain.
Near Vrahovice, another village called Trpenovice (nowadays Trpinky) was situated. In 1466 it was connected to Vrahovice. Currently it is still part of Vrahovice. Between 1960-1973, the village of Čechůvky was a part of Vrahovice.
It past Vrahovice was owned by many possessors. The last one was Seilerns. In 1725 Jan Bedřich Seilern bought Vrahovice.
In 1848, Vrahovice had its first mayor - Jan Frébort. The largest development occurred in the inter-war era, when Josef Stříž was the mayor. At that time, a road to Prostějov and Vrbátky and city hall were built. During the World War II, Nazi occupators built observation point on the hill above Vrahovice. They controlled situation in the railway from this point. After World War II, there was an internment camp in the village, intended for Germans from Prostějov region waiting for the transfer to Germany. Between 1950 and 1954 and since 1973 Vrahovice is a part of Prostějov. Nowadays, there are voices of disjunction.
On 9 December 2004, a railway accident occurred in Vrahovice. A lorry with soldiers crashed into a train. Nine people died.
Sights
- Saint Bartholomew´s Church from 19th century
- Czechoslovak Legions´ Monument
- Roman Catholic vicarage from 18th century
- St Florian Statue from 18th century
Important natives and compatriots
The musicians Zdeněk Tylšar and Bedřich Tylšar were born in the village and the linguist Dr. František Kopečný lived there for many years. Football player Rostislav Václavíček has born in Vrahovice and he played football for local team at the beginning of his career.
Voluntary associations
In Vrahovice there are many clubs such as Sokol, Volunteer fire department, Spolek za staré Vrahovice etc.
Spolek za staré Vrahovice was established in 2003.[1] Since 2005 it has its clubhouse at Vrahovice railway station. Among its interests, there are local history research, environment protection, and the promotion of Vrahovice. The club arranged two exhibitions about local history and issued a postcard of Vrahovice.[2] It was engaged in the process of giving new names to streets. The streets were named after important Vrahovice compatriots - Josef Stříž, František Kopečný and Zdeněk Tylšar.[3] Nowadays, Spolek za staré Vrahovice creates a new park "Arboretum Vrahovice".[4]
Notes
- ^ "Spolek za staré Vrahovice". Retrieved Februar 21, 2013.
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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Zaoral, Martin (September 21, 2010), "Prostějov pokřtí deset nových ulic", Prostějovský deník, p. 3
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Hájek, Martin (Februar 11, 2013), "Spolek za staré Vrahovice letos slaví deset let", Prostějovský večerník, p. 15, retrieved Februar 21, 2013
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Bibliography in Czech language
- Československý sborník a almanach. Politický okres Prostějov. Olomouc 1932, pg. 79-82.
- FAKTOR, František: Popis okresního hejtmanství prostějovského. Praha 1898, pg. 109-112.
- Historický místopis Moravy a Slezska 1848–1960. Svazek 5. Ostrava 1976, pg. 71–72.
- HOSÁK, Ladislav, ŠRÁMEK, Rudolf: Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku II. M–Ž. Praha 1980, pg. 740–741.
- JANOUŠEK, Vojtěch: Vlastivěda moravská. Prostějovský okres. Brno 1938, pg. 251–260.
- ODLOŽIL, Pavel, ODLOŽILOVÁ, Milena: Vrahovice. Přírodní poměry, historie a současnost. Vrahovice 1993.
- Prostějov. Dějiny města I. Prostějov 2000, pg. 259–266.
- PŘÍVAL, Vojtěch a red.: Prostějovsko za války. Vzpomínky a dokumenty z let 1939-1945. Prostějov 1948, pg. 164-167.
Bibliography in German language
- SCHWOY, Franz Josef: Topographie vom Markgrafthum Mähren. Band 1: Olmützer Kreis. Wien 1793, pg. 503-504.
- WOLNY, Gregor: Kirchliche Topographie von Mähren meist nach Urkunden und Handschriften. Abtheilung 1: Olmüzer Erzdiöcese: Band 1. Brno 1855, pg. 405-408.
- WOLNY, Gregor: Die Markgraftschaft Mähren, topographisch, statistisch und historisch geschildert. V. Band. Olmützer Kreis. Brno 1839, pg. 536–537.