Kyjov (Hodonín District)

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Coordinates: 49°0′36″N 17°07′23″E / 49.01°N 17.12306°E / 49.01; 17.12306
Kyjov
Town
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Country Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Hodonín
Commune Kyjov
Elevation 192 m (630 ft)
Coordinates 49°0′36″N 17°07′23″E / 49.01°N 17.12306°E / 49.01; 17.12306
Area 29.88 km2 (11.54 sq mi)
Population 11,970 (2007)
Density 401 / km2 (1,039 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1126
Mayor František Lukl
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 697 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Kyjov
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.mestokyjov.cz

Kyjov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkɪjof]; Latin: Gaya, German: Gaya or Geyen) 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.

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The first mention of the village is from 1126 as a local trading centre. The town endured fires, plagues and sieges from the Ottoman Empire 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.

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