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Kyjov (Hodonín District)
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Kyjov (ˈkɪjof; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region
of the Czech Republic
. It has around 12,000 inhabitants. Kyjov is famous for its folk festival which takes place every four years.
The villages Bohuslavice, Boršov and Nětčice are administrative parts of Kyjov.
in the Middle Ages. During the Hussite wars
the town leaned to Utraquism
. It was under the rule of the Olomouc
monastery until 1548, when the town achieved recognition as a King's town.
Kyjov is a centre of regional folklore. Slovácký Rok (Moravian Slovakian Year Festival) – the oldest Moravian folklore festival, has taken place there since 1921.
South Moravian Region
South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia, with exception of Jobova Lhota, that belongs to Bohemia. Its capital is Brno the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region is famous for its wine...
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....
. It has around 12,000 inhabitants. Kyjov is famous for its folk festival which takes place every four years.
The villages Bohuslavice, Boršov and Nětčice are administrative parts of Kyjov.
History
The first mention of the village is from 1126 as a local trading centre. The town endured fires, plagues and sieges from the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in the Middle Ages. During the Hussite wars
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia in the period 1419 to circa 1434. The Hussite Wars were notable for the extensive use of early hand-held gunpowder weapons such as hand cannons...
the town leaned to Utraquism
Utraquism
Utraquism was a Christian dogma first proposed by Jacob of Mies in 1414. It maintained that the Eucharist should be administered "in both kinds" — as both bread and wine — to all the congregation, including the laity...
. It was under the rule of the Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
monastery until 1548, when the town achieved recognition as a King's town.
Kyjov is a centre of regional folklore. Slovácký Rok (Moravian Slovakian Year Festival) – the oldest Moravian folklore festival, has taken place there since 1921.
Famous people
- Václav Bzenecký starší (zem. 1575), kyjovský primátor.
- Radola GajdaRadola GajdaRadola Gajda, born as Rudolf Geidl, was a Czech/Montenegrin military commander and politician.- Early years :...
(1892–1948), military commander and politician. - Emil Marie Hachler – entomologist a ornithologist.
- Silvia SaintSilvia SaintSilvia Saint is a Czech former pornographic actress. In 1996, she was Penthouse Pet of the Year in the Czech edition of the magazine, and between 1997 and 2001, she appeared in over 250 pornographic movies....
(1976–), pornographic actress. - Ludvík Hilgert (1895–1967), významný funkcionalistický architekt ( nar. v Kyjově ).
- Sergěj IngrSergej IngrJan Sergej Ingr was a Czechoslovak Army four star general and the Minister of National Defense in the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.-Early life:...
(1894–1956), československý generál a ministr obrany exilové vlády, v Kyjově studoval na gymnáziu. - Ivan Jelínek (1909–2002), novinář, spisovatel, básník, kyjovský rodák.
- Severin Joklík (1857–1915), lékař, starosta města.
- Josef Klvaňa (1857–1919), first director of the českého kyjovského gymnázia, přírodovědec, etnograf.
- Jano Köhler (1873–1941), akademický malíř, freskami a sgrafity vyzdobil farní kostel, gymnazijní kapli a zámeček.
- Josef Kolmaš (1933), Sinologist and tibetologist, in Kyjově studied in gymnasium.
- Karel Kozánek (1858 KroměřížKromerížKroměříž is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The town's main landmark is the Baroque Kroměříž Bishop's Palace, where some scenes from Amadeus and Immortal Beloved were filmed...
– 1941 Kyjov) lawyer, činovník Sokola, hudebník, zakladatel slavnosti "Slovácký rok" - Jan Kučera (1875–1947), professor zdejšího gymnázia, zakladatel kyjovského muzea a archivu.
- František Kudláč (1909–1990), akademický malíř. V Kyjově vystudoval gymnázium.
- Oldřich Pechal (1913–1942), velitel paradesantní skupiny Zinc, vystudoval gymnázium v Kyjově
- Josef Polášek (1899–1946), významný funkcionalistický architekt ( nar. v Boršově, nyní Kyjov ).
- Bohumil SeklaBohumil SeklaBohumil Sekla was a Czech biologist. He specialised in genetics and was known as an expert in determining parenthood by the biological-hereditary method....
(1901–1987), professor, biologist - Charles University. - Miroslav Skála (1924–1989), český spisovatel a novinář, v Kyjově studoval na gymnáziu.
- Miroslav TichýMiroslav TichýMiroslav Tichý was a photographer who from the 1960s to 1985 took thousands of surreptitious pictures of women in his hometown of Kyjov in the Czech Republic, using homemade cameras constructed of cardboard tubes, tin cans and other at-hand materials. Most of his subjects were unaware they are...
(1926-2011), painter, photographer. - Bohumil Tureček (1902–1982), významný funkcionalistický architekt ( nar. v Kyjově ).
- Joža Uprka (1861–1940), malíř slováckých žánrových obrazů, měl v Kyjově ateliér.
- Vladimír VašíčekVladimír VašícekVladimír Vašíček was a Czech painter, one of pioneers and classics of Czech modern and abstract painting past the Second World War.-External links:* ** , written by Josef Maliva, 1993** , Česky – English, 2005* *...
(1919–2003), painter. - Jan Znoj (1905–1950), academic researcher, rodák z Boršova, author sochy Miroslava Tyrše u sokolovny.