Velké Pavlovice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Velké Pavlovice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Velké Pavlovice, pohled z rozhledny Slunečná (3).jpg
| image_caption = View from the east
| image_flag = Velké Pavlovice Flag.jpg
| image_shield = Velké Pavlovice CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = South Moravian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Břeclav
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|48|54|17|N|16|48|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Petr Hasil
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1252
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 23.25
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 182
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 3072
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 691 06
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.velke-pavlovice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Velké Pavlovice ({{langx|de|Groß Pawlowitz}}) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.
Geography
Velké Pavlovice is located about {{convert|16|km|0}} north of Břeclav. Most of the municipal territory lies the Ždánice Forest range, only the southern part extends into the Lower Morava Valley and Kyjov Hills. The highest point is the Tabulka hill at {{convert|298|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Trkmanka River flows through the town.
History
The first written mention of Velké Pavlovice is from 1252, when the settlement gave tithes from vineyards to the newly founded Cistercian abbey in Žďár nad Sázavou. It frequently changed its owners. During the Thirty Years' War, Velké Pavlovice was one of the worst damaged villages in the region. The village recovered in the first half of the 18th century.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.velke-pavlovice.cz/historie-17|publisher=Město Velké Pavlovice|language=cs|access-date=2021-11-25}}
In 1891 Velké Pavlovice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Franz Joseph. In 1967, it became a town.
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2035
|1880|2382
|1890|2383
|1900|2566
|1910|2628
|1921|2847
|1930|2774
|1950|2622
|1961|2858
|1970|2850
|1980|2998
|1991|3092
|2001|3101
|2011|3044
|2021|3070
|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
The area of Velké Pavlovice is famous for its viticulture. It gave its name to the Velkopavlovická wine subregion.
Transport
The D2 motorway from Brno to the border with Slovakia runs next to the town.
Velké Pavlovice is located on the Kobylí–Zaječí railway line of local importance.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Velké Pavlovice|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/velke-pavlovice/5436765|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-27}}
Sights
File:Velké Pavlovice Church.JPG
The landmark of Velké Pavlovice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is an early Baroque church built in 1670–1680 and rebuilt in the mid-19th century.{{cite web |title=Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie|url=https://www.pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-nanebevzeti-panny-marie-14966860|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-02-10}}
Notable people
- Rudolf Kassner (1873–1959), Austrian writer and philosopher
Twin towns — sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Velké Pavlovice is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerská města|url=https://www.velke-pavlovice.cz/partnerska-mestavp|publisher=Město Velké Pavlovice|language=cs|access-date=2021-11-25}}
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Échenon, France
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Senica, Slovakia
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Ždírec nad Doubravou, Czech Republic
References
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External links
{{commons category|Velké Pavlovice}}
- {{official|https://www.velke-pavlovice.cz/}}
{{Břeclav District}}
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