Buchlovice

Buchlovice
Buchlovice
Market town
	View from Buchlov Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Buchlovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°5′11″N 17°20′19″E / 49.08639°N 17.33861°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Uherské Hradiště
First mentioned	1207
Area
• Total	31.96 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,447
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	687 08
Website	www.buchlovice.cz

Buchlovice (German: Buchlowitz) is a market town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Buchlovice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Uherské Hradiště and 26 km (16 mi) southwest of Zlín. It lies on the border between the Chřiby highlands and Kyjov Hills. The highest point is the hill Holý kopec at 548 m (1,798 ft) above sea level.

The streams Dlouhá řeka and Buchlovický potok flow through the municipality. Dlouhá řeka supplies the Sovín Reservoir, located south of the built-up area.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Buchlovice is in a deed of Ottokar I of Bohemia from 1207. The Buchlov castle was first mentioned in 1300. In 1540, Buchlovice was bought by the Lords of Zierotin and joined to the Buchlov estate. In 1805, the village was promoted to a market town by Emperor Francis II.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,007	—
1880	2,171	+8.2%
1890	2,322	+7.0%
1900	2,231	−3.9%
1910	2,306	+3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,244	−2.7%
1930	2,081	−7.3%
1950	1,889	−9.2%
1961	2,226	+17.8%
1970	2,139	−3.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,403	+12.3%
1991	2,369	−1.4%
2001	2,448	+3.3%
2011	2,496	+2.0%
2021	2,406	−3.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The I/50 road (part of the European route E50), which connects Brno with the Czech-Slovak border in Starý Hrozenkov, passes through the market town.

Sights[edit]

Buchlovice is known for the baroque Buchlovice Castle in the centre of Buchlovice, and for the Buchlov Castle on the eponymous hill above the market town.

Among the main landmarks is the Church of Saint Martin. It is an early Baroque building from the mid-17th century, modified at the beginning of the 20th century.^[5]

Notable people[edit]

Friedrich von Berchtold (1781–1876), Austrian botanist; died here
Jiří Hanák (1938–2020), journalist and editor

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Buchlovice. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-29.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Buchlovice. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-29.

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