Uherské Hradiště
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Zlín | ||
| District | Uherské Hradiště | ||
| Commune | Uherské Hradiště | ||
| River | Morava | ||
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°3′57″N 17°27′30″E / 49.06583°N 17.45833°E | ||
| Area | 21.26 km2 (8.21 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 26,280 | ||
| Density | 1,236 / km2 (3,201 / sq mi) | ||
| Founded | 1257 | ||
| Mayor | Květoslav Tichavský | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 686 01 - 686 06 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Uherské Hradiště | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mesto-uh.cz | |||
Uherské Hradiště (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuɦɛrskɛː ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ]; German: Ungarisch Hradisch, Hungarian: Magyarhradis) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Morava river and is the seat of the Uherské Hradiště District.
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[edit] History
Uherské Hradiště was founded in 1257 by the Czech king Otakar II. The city is a center of Moravian Slovakia, a region known for its characteristic folklore, music, wine, costumes and traditions. The historic city center is historically preserved.
For etymology of the name see Moravian Slovakia and Hungarian exonyms.
[edit] Geography
Uherské Hradiště is located in the southeast of the Czech republic close to the border with Slovakia in the historical land of Moravia. The region is attractive owing to its landscape and rarities. The Morava river with its alluvial forest as well as flora and fauna are particularly popular and the Chřiby and White Carpathians mountain ranges are also in close proximity to the city. The area has several castles and palaces, the Great Moravian town Staré Město, and the pilgrimage spot Velehrad. Uherské Hradiště is also known for its film festival named Summer Film School (Letní filmová škola).
[edit] People associated with the town
- Jan Antonín Baťa, the king of shoes
- Radim Bičánek (b. 1975), ice hockey player
- Robert Býček (b. 1968), kickboxer
- Otakar Borůvka (1899–1995), mathematician
- Anton Gala (1891–1977), Slovak professor and scientist specializing in ophthalmology, studied there
- Adolf Jellinek (1821–1893), rabbi
- Ernst Sträussler (b. 1872), neuropathologist
- Miroslav Kadlec (b. 1964), football player
- Michal Kadlec (b. 1984), football player, lived there
- Ladislav Kohn (b. 1975), ice hockey player
- Krabathor, death metal band
- Miloslav Petrusek (b. 1936), prominent Czech sociologist, lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Charles University in Prague)
- Paul Speckmann (b. 1963), American singer and musician, lives there
- Věra Suková (1931–1982), tennis player
- Michal Tabara (b. 1979), tennis player
- DJ Tatana (b. 1976), She-DJ
- Andrew Alan Napthine (b. 1961), English Teacher, Angličtina učitele
- Ondrej Elfmark (b. 1985) Designer,
- Keith John Painter ( b.1952), Photojournalist http://www.czechdesign.cz/index.php?lang=1&status=des&designer=130
[edit] Twinned cities
Bridgwater, United Kingdom
Krosno, Poland
Mayen, Germany
Písek, Czech Republic
Priverno, Italy
Skalica, Slovakia- Trenčín, Slovakia
