Marefy (formerly also ''Marhefy'' and ''Marhéfy'', ) is a village and municipal part of
Bučovice
Bučovice (; ) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Bučovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...
, a town in
Vyškov District
Vyškov District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov.
Administrative division
Vyškov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...
of 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 is located west of the main town, on the left bank of the
Litava river. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The settlement was originally called ''Meierhof'' ("courtyard, large estate"). The abbreviation gave rise to the form ''Marhof'' and from it the
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
name ''Marhofy''. The vowel -e- in the second syllable of the Czech name was taken from the
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
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diminutive ''Marhöffen'' or ''Marhöfel''. Both the German and Czech names were then shortened to ''Marhöf'' and Marefy.
History
The first mention dates back to 1250, when a manor house was founded on the site of the local school. The next mention is from 1379, when Jan Kropáč from
Holštejn
Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Geography
Holštejn is located about northeast of Blansko and northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany ...
placed a seat cushion in Marefy to Ondřej from
Nechvalín
Nechvalín is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Nechvalín lies approximately north of Hodonín, south-east of Brno, and south-east of Prague
...
. This brought the village into the Bučovice estate.
Recently in 2018, the building with the bell tower, which also serves as a library, was renovated. The library area was doubled, and the building also created a space for activities of associations with a kitchen and social facilities.
Geography
Černčín makes up the western part of Bučovice, and lies approximately from its center and from
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 ...
, at an altitude of 216 metres above sea level.
Marefy contains the protected areas of Člupy and Šévy.
Demographics
{{historical population, 1869, 418, 1880, 382, 1890, 392, 1900, 396, 1910, 429, 1921, 501, 1930, 522, 1950, 445, 1961, 444, 1970, 412, 1980, 379, 1991, 317, 2001, 331, 2011, 357, 2021, 372, align=none, cols=3, source=Censuses
[{{cite web , title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov, url=https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/20537734/130084150646.pdf/3681cd6e-c117-403e-ba8a-e31f31b5e71b?version=1.2, publisher=Czech Statistical Office, pages=7–8, language=cs, date=2015-12-21]
References
Villages in Vyškov District