Chvojenec
Encyclopedia
Chvojenec is village in Pardubice Region
of the Czech Republic
, near the town of Holice
. It has a population of 631 (2005).
Small fort in this area is mentioned in 1336. This fortress protected crossing of two roads. Ruins of the fortress are almost invisible now. Name of the place is related to evergreens (chvojí) as the area was thickly forested at the time. During 18th century the village, together with Rokytno
and Býšť
, was center of persecuted religious sect of Deists (called blouznivci).
Today the village is spread around busy road from Hradec Králové
to Brno
. Most of its people work in nearby cities.
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. "There are a total of 452 municipalities in the region...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, near the town of Holice
Holice
Holice can refer to* Holice, a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic* Holice, Dunajská Streda, a village in the Trnava Region of Slovakia)...
. It has a population of 631 (2005).
Small fort in this area is mentioned in 1336. This fortress protected crossing of two roads. Ruins of the fortress are almost invisible now. Name of the place is related to evergreens (chvojí) as the area was thickly forested at the time. During 18th century the village, together with Rokytno
Rokytno
Rokytno is a village near Sezemice in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 748 .The place is first mentioned in written document in 1436. Its name is derived from willows growing in swampy areas...
and Býšť
Býšt
Býšť is a village near Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic.- History :The place is first mentioned in written form in 1360. The village was devastated during the Thirty Years' War. The first school here was built in 1780. Eduard Nápravník, conductor and director of the Tsar's court opera in Sankt...
, was center of persecuted religious sect of Deists (called blouznivci).
Today the village is spread around busy road from Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
to Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
. Most of its people work in nearby cities.