Blučina
Blučina | |
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 View from the southwest | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Blučina Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°3′18″N 16°38′40″E / 49.05500°N 16.64444°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1240 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.67 km2 (6.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,295 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 56 |
| Website | www |
Blučina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Etymology[edit]
The name is derived from the old Czech word bluk, which meant "the roar of water".[2]
Geography[edit]
Blučina is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Výhon at 355 m (1,165 ft) above sea level. The Litava River flows through the municipality.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Blučina is in a deed of King Wenceslaus I from 1240. The document where Blučina is mentioned in the years 1045–1048 is a forgery. In 1494, the village was promoted to a market town, but it later lost the title.[2]
Demographics[edit]
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Economy[edit]
Blučina is known for viticulture. The municipality lies in the Velkopavlovická wine subregion.
Sights[edit]
The main landmark of Blučina is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Romanesque style in the mid-13th century. It was rebuilt in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, acquiring architectural elements from many different styles, but the late Romanesque core was also preserved.[5]
The municipal office is a valuable late Renaissance house, dating from 1611. It was expanded to its present form in 1832.[6]
Archaeology[edit]
Blučina is known for the Blučina burial, an important Migration period (5th century) burial. It was discovered in 1953 on Strže hill.
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Blučina. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (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 Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Radnice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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