Milotice () is a municipality and village in
Hodonín District
Hodonín District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Hodonín.
Administrative division
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in the
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. It is known for the Milotice Castle, which is protected as a national cultural monument.
Geography
Milotice is located about north of
Hodonín
Hodonín (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Hodonín is located about southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Va ...
and southeast of
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
. It lies in a flat landscape of the
Lower Morava Valley
The Lower Morava Valley (; ; ) is a geomorphological formation (special type of valley) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
It is formed by the depression in the Western Carpathians (Ždánice Forest, Kyjov Hills and Pálava Protected Landscap ...
. In the eastern part of the municipality is located the fishpond Písečný rybník, protected as a nature reserve.
History
The first written mention of Milotice is from 1341. A fortress in Milotice was first mentioned in 1360. During the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
in 1427, the
Hussites
upright=1.2, Battle between Hussites (left) and Crusades#Campaigns against heretics and schismatics, Catholic crusaders in the 15th century
upright=1.2, The Lands of the Bohemian Crown during the Hussite Wars. The movement began during the Prag ...
founded a fortified military camp around the fortress. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the village often changed its owners. The owners include lords of Moravany, lords of Kravaře, lords of Ojnice, lords of Zástřizly, the
Zierotin
The House of Zierotin or House of Žerotín () was a Czech Bohemian nobility, noble family in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, one of the oldest and most illustrious noble families from Bohemia and Moravia. The ancestors of the family were first m ...
family, and Václav Hagvic of Biskupice. Thanks to income from
viticulture
Viticulture (, "vine-growing"), viniculture (, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine ...
and
fish farming
Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. It is a particular type of aquaculture, which is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of ...
, it prospered.
In 1586, Milotice was acquired by Bernard Ludwig Tovar of Enzesfeld. He had rebuilt the old water fortress into a Renaissance residence. Until 1648, Milotice changed owners very frequently, which led to a loss of its value. From 1648 to 1811, it was property of the Serényi noble family, then it was managed by female descendants of the house. In 1670, the corner towers and additional floor were added to the castle. From 1888 until 1945, the castle was owned by the Seilern-Aspang family. In 1945, the castle was confiscated from them by the state.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The current appearance of the Milotice Castle is from the first half of the 18th century, when Baroque reconstructions were made.[ Today Milotice Castle is one of the main tourist destinations in the region. The castle includes a ]French formal garden
The French formal garden, also called the , is a style of "Landscape architecture, landscape" garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature. Its epitome is generally considered to be the Gardens of Versailles designed ...
, which was partly modified into an English park in the early 19th century. The castle is protected as a national cultural monument.
A notable landmark of Milotice is the Church of All Saints. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1697–1703. In 1787, the cemetery next the church was abolished and a wall was built around the church, which was decorated with a set of nine valuable Baroque statues of saints.
Notable people
*Moritz Loth
Moritz Loth (29 December 1832 – 18 February 1913) was a Moravian-born Jewish-American businessman and an early leader of Reform Judaism.
Life
Loth was born on 29 December 1832, in Milotice, Moravia, the son of Bernard Loth and Pauline Strassm ...
(1832–1913), American businessman
References
External links
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Milotice Castle
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Villages in Hodonín District