Bojkovice () is a town in

Uherské Hradiště District Uherské Hradiště District ( cs, okres Uherské Hradiště) is a district ('' okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Uherské Hradiště. List of municipalities Babice - Bánov - Bílovice - Bojkovi ...

in the Zlín Region of the

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. It has about 4,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Bzová, Krhov and Přečkovice are administrative parts of Bojkovice.

Geography

Bojkovice is located about south of Zlín and northwest of

Trenčín Trenčín (, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest municip ...

. The built-up area lies in the Olšava River valley. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Vizovice Highlands, the southern part lies in the White Carpathians. The highest point is the hill Lokov with an elevation of . The almost entire territory lies within the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Bojkovice is from 1362. It was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

in 1449. In the 16th century, Bojkovice was attacked and plundered by the

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

, bringing periods of famine. The 19th century brought greater prosperity, as railroads and electrical grids entered the area. During

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, it was occupied by Nazi Germany, who converted the local factory to war-materials production. The municipality received the town status in 1965.

Demographics

Sights

The main attraction is the Nový Světlov Castle. The original fort was built in the 1480s to protect the town from the attacks of Hungarians. In the second half of the 19th century, it was converted into a castle in the Tudor neo-Gothic style. The parish Church of Saint Lawrence is an early Baroque building from the 17th century. In the town there is also the Bojskovsko Museum, focused on local folklore and traditions.

Notable people

* Karel Urbánek (born 1941), politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Bojkovice is twinned with: *

Trenčianska Turná Trenčianska Turná ( hu, Tornyos) is a village and municipality in Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. It has a population of about 3043 people (2008). History In historical records the village was first ment ...

, Slovakia

References

External links

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Tourist portal of the Moravian Slovakia region
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