Rohatec
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Geography
Rohatec is located about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Hodonín and Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. The village is situated on the right bank of the Morava River.
History
The first written mention of Rohatec is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1270. From 1368 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Rohatec belonged to the Strážnice estate.[1]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/55 road from Olomouc to Břeclav passes through the municipality.
Rohatec is located on the railway lines Přerov–Břeclav and Hodonín–Velká nad Veličkou.[2]
Sights
The most valuable monument is a chapel that is the chancel of the original Gothic church. It dates from around 1300.[3]
After the old church was demolished in 1903, the Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1911, designed by the architect Vladimír Fischer. It is the main landmark of Rohatec.[4]
Notable people
- Zdeněk Škromach (born 1956), politician; lives here
- Jakub Kornfeil (born 1993), motorcycle racer; lives here
References
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