Slušovice () (german: Sluschowitz) is a town in

Zlín District Zlín District ( cs, okres Zlín) is a district (''okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín. List of municipalities Bělov, Bělov - Biskupice - Bohuslavice nad Vláří - Bohuslavice u Zlína - Brat ...

in the

Zlín Region Zlín Region ( cs, Zlínský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it f ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known throughout the former

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

due to having been the site of an unusually successful and productive

socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...

collective farm ''JZD Slušovice''.

Geography

Slušovice is located about east of

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...

. It is lies in the

Vizovice Highlands The Vizovice Highlands ( cs, Vizovická vrchovina) is an area of relatively modest but rugged highlands within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, named after the town of Vizovice. Geologically, the highlands are part of the Slovak-Moravian C ...

, on the

Dřevnice The Dřevnice (german: Drewnitz) is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Morava River. It originates in the Vizovice Highlands ''(Vizovická vrchovina)'' upland at the elevation of 560 m and flows to Otrokovice, where it ...

River. The eponymous Slušovice Reservoir is located outside the municipal territory of the town.

History

The first written mention of Slušovice is from 1261. It obtained

town privileges Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

in 1446. The population increased considerably after

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, when a large number of workers moved into the town to work in the growing collective farm. With time, technological developments allowed for the manufacture of computers in the town's industrial complex. These computers were sold under the Slušovice brand, priced at 40,000 USD at the official exchange rate or 5,000 USD on the black market. As a result, the town became a showcase of Czechoslovakia's planned economy. With the fall of

communism Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a ...

in the Eastern Bloc, much of the industry in the town fell into decline. In 1996, Slušovice was returned town status.

Sights

The Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is the landmark of the town. It was built in 1812–1815.

Notable people

*František Čuba (1936–2019), agronomist and politician; president of JZD Slušovice

Gallery

Slušovice - městský úřad.jpg, Town hall Slušovice, Dřevnice River.jpg, The Dřevnice River in Slušovice

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slusovice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Zlín District Moravian Wallachia