Polešovice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Polešovice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Polešovice, centrum.jpg
| image_caption = Centre of Polešovice
| image_flag = Polešovice, vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Polešovice, znak.gif
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Zlín
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Uherské Hradiště
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|2|2|N|17|20|26|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1220
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 13.04
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 223
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 687 37
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.polesovice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Polešovice is a market town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Polešovice is located about {{convert|9|km|0}} southwest of Uherské Hradiště and {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Zlín. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Kyjov Hills and the eastern part lies in the Lower Morava Valley. The highest point is at {{convert|360|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Polešovice is from 1220, when it was owned by the newly-established Cistercian monastery in Velehrad. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was first mentioned in 1320, but it was destroyed by the Hussites in 1421. After the Hussite Wars, the church was built again. In 1595, Polešovice was promoted to a town by Emperor Rudolf II.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.polesovice.cz/mestys/historie/|publisher=Městys Polešovice|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-06}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1984
|1880|2047
|1890|2046
|1900|2150
|1910|2109
|1921|2092
|1930|2103
|1950|2251
|1961|2480
|1970|2281
|1980|2203
|1991|2020
|2001|1989
|2011|1939
|2021|1939
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Economy
Polešovice is known for viticulture. The municipality lies in the Slovácká wine subregion.
Transport
The Přerov–Břeclav railway line crosses the territory, but there is no train station. Polešovice is served by the station in neighbouring Nedakonice.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Nedakonice|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/nedakonice/5435205|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-06}}
Sights
The main landmark of Polešovice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was rebuilt to its current Baroque form in 1725–1735.
There is a wooden observation tower called Floriánka. It is {{cvt|20|m}} high.{{cite web |title=Rozhledna Floriánka u Polešovic na Slovácku|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/rozhledna-florianka-u-polesovic-na-slovacku|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-29}}
Notable people
- Jaroslav Krejčí (1916–2014), Czech-British sociologist
References
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External links
{{commons category|Polešovice}}
- {{official|https://www.polesovice.cz/}}
{{Uherské Hradiště District}}
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