Horní Moštenice
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Horní Moštěnice is a village and municipality (obec
) in Přerov District
in the Olomouc Region
of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 1,600, who live in 560 houses. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the town of Přerov
, on the road between Přerov and Otrokovice
. It is a quite modern village. You can find here a primary school, a nursery school, a doctor surgery, a dentist, a veterinary doctor, a post office, a cinema, a library and three shops with food, drugstore, six pubs and a lot self-employed. There are also three mineral springs. The best-known is Hanácká kyselka.
The name Švédské šance (English: Swedish Rampart) comes from Thirty Years War. The bunker was built by Swedish soldiers as a Swedish barrier. They assaulted other villages from this place. The fortification was used in the Second World War as well.
On June 18–19, 1945, Slovak Germans from Dobšiná village were passing through Přerov while being transported back to Slovakia. Here they were taken out of the train by Slovakian soldiers, taken outside the city to a hill Švédské šance, where they were forced to dig their own graves and all were shot (71 men, 120 women and 74 children).
there was an important way connecting Velehrad
with Přerov and Olomouc, leading through hags and marshes, so the path had to be hardened by bundles of wicker called moština, giving later the name to the village.
The streamlet Moštěnka, which flows around the village, used to be called Stvola after a willow-trees species (stvola in Old Slavic
).
and half German
"Stvolbach" which was common in these days.
According to old information, the stronghold was built from stones on an area 32 x 83 m (104' x 270').
In the beginning of 19th century there were still ruines of a stronghold on that place. But in 1805 the residuals of old Štulbach was destroyed by mill-man Otáhal. Stones were sold or used for his new mill. In 1862 you could see bridge spillings in the Moštěnka. Between 1920 and 1926 there was a regulation of the Moštěnka which destroyed the last pieces of stronghold.
The mansion was probably moved to the neighbouring village Moštěnice. The stronghold did appear here in about 1550 and after Thirty Years´ War was changed to Baroque castle with decoration park. In the beginning of 19th century was thisone changed into landscape garden.
In 20th century the castle went through lot of changes.
After the First World War there was established a school upstairs in the castle which was here till 1975. In 1928 village bought the castle with part of castle area and the municipal office was installed here. Nowadays there is municipal office, police station and veterinary doctor. The castle is three-sided building.
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...
) in Přerov District
Prerov District
Přerov District is a district within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Přerov.-Complete list of municipalities:Bělotín -Beňov -Bezuchov -Bohuslávky -Bochoř -Brodek u Přerova -Buk -Býškovice -Císařov -...
in the Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia . It is named for its capital Olomouc.-External links:* *...
of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 1,600, who live in 560 houses. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the town of Přerov
Prerov
Přerov is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic where the Bečva river flows through. Přerov is a statute town . It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the...
, on the road between Přerov and Otrokovice
Otrokovice
Otrokovice is a town in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic. It is located in a hilly country town centrally located in a region called Moravia and is located on the Morava river. The approximate population in 1967 was 20,000 people. A large shoe factory founded by Tomáš Baťa provided work for many....
. It is a quite modern village. You can find here a primary school, a nursery school, a doctor surgery, a dentist, a veterinary doctor, a post office, a cinema, a library and three shops with food, drugstore, six pubs and a lot self-employed. There are also three mineral springs. The best-known is Hanácká kyselka.
Švédské šance
There is an old fortification about 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) above the village, which is connected with Moštěnice's chapel in the middle of the village and with a not exactly known place in Přerov by abandoned tunnels.The name Švédské šance (English: Swedish Rampart) comes from Thirty Years War. The bunker was built by Swedish soldiers as a Swedish barrier. They assaulted other villages from this place. The fortification was used in the Second World War as well.
On June 18–19, 1945, Slovak Germans from Dobšiná village were passing through Přerov while being transported back to Slovakia. Here they were taken out of the train by Slovakian soldiers, taken outside the city to a hill Švédské šance, where they were forced to dig their own graves and all were shot (71 men, 120 women and 74 children).
Village and streamlet name
The first written references about village come from AD 1131. The name of village is quite old. In the time of Great MoraviaGreat Moravia
Great Moravia was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe and lasted for nearly seventy years in the 9th century whose creators were the ancestors of the Czechs and Slovaks. It was a vassal state of the Germanic Frankish kingdom and paid an annual tribute to it. There is some controversy as...
there was an important way connecting Velehrad
Velehrad
Velehrad is a village in the Uherské Hradiště District of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,323 and is the most important pilgrimage place in the Czech Republic...
with Přerov and Olomouc, leading through hags and marshes, so the path had to be hardened by bundles of wicker called moština, giving later the name to the village.
The streamlet Moštěnka, which flows around the village, used to be called Stvola after a willow-trees species (stvola in Old Slavic
Proto-Slavic language
Proto-Slavic is the proto-language from which Slavic languages later emerged. It was spoken before the seventh century AD. As with most other proto-languages, no attested writings have been found; the language has been reconstructed by applying the comparative method to all the attested Slavic...
).
Stronghold Štulbach
The first reference about stronghold is from 1389. The village and stronghold use to stand about 1 km east of Moštěnice, nowadays there is just lonely place and old un-used mill called Štulbach. The name Štulbach was derived from streamlet's name Stvola. Whole name of village and stronghold was half CzechCzech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
and half German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
"Stvolbach" which was common in these days.
According to old information, the stronghold was built from stones on an area 32 x 83 m (104' x 270').
In the beginning of 19th century there were still ruines of a stronghold on that place. But in 1805 the residuals of old Štulbach was destroyed by mill-man Otáhal. Stones were sold or used for his new mill. In 1862 you could see bridge spillings in the Moštěnka. Between 1920 and 1926 there was a regulation of the Moštěnka which destroyed the last pieces of stronghold.
Castle Moštěnice
It is quite interesting that stronghold was still in good condition after the Czech-Hungarian wars in second half of 15th century. For unknown reasons the stronghold disappeared in the second half of 16th century. Last information about it was in 1565.The mansion was probably moved to the neighbouring village Moštěnice. The stronghold did appear here in about 1550 and after Thirty Years´ War was changed to Baroque castle with decoration park. In the beginning of 19th century was thisone changed into landscape garden.
In 20th century the castle went through lot of changes.
After the First World War there was established a school upstairs in the castle which was here till 1975. In 1928 village bought the castle with part of castle area and the municipal office was installed here. Nowadays there is municipal office, police station and veterinary doctor. The castle is three-sided building.