Kojetín

Town in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°21′6″N 17°18′8″E / 49.35167°N 17.30222°E / 49.35167; 17.30222Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict PřerovFirst mentioned1233Government

• MayorLeoš PtáčekArea

• Total31.09 km² (12.00 sq mi)Elevation

200 m (700 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total5,844 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

752 01

Websitewww.kojetin.cz

Kojetín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkojɛciːn]) is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The town is made up of the town parts and villages of Kojetín I-Město, Kojetín II-Popůvky and Kojetín III-Kovalovice.

Geography

Kojetín is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Kroměříž and 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Přerov. It lies mostly in the Upper Morava Valley, the southern part of the municipal territory is located in the Litenčice Hills. The town is located on the right bank of the Morava River; the Haná River flows south of the town.

History

According to legends, origins of Kojetín can be traced to the times of Samo's Empire. The town is said to receive its name after Samo's legendary son Kojata, who founded a settlement named Kojata, later Kojetín. In fact, it was probably not founded until the 12th or 13th century. The first written mention of Kojetín is from 1233.^[2]

Until the Hussite Wars, Kojetín was owned by the Diocese of Prague. After the wars, it was acquired by Jiří of Sternberg. Until the 18th century, it was gradually owned by several aristocratic families. The town achieved the most significant development during the rule of the Pernštejn family. In 1720, it returned to the property of the Diocese of Prague.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	4,325	—
1880	5,414	+25.2%
1890	6,169	+13.9%
1900	6,627	+7.4%
1910	7,027	+6.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	6,812	−3.1%
1930	6,913	+1.5%
1950	5,801	−16.1%
1961	6,074	+4.7%
1970	6,380	+5.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	6,756	+5.9%
1991	6,529	−3.4%
2001	6,432	−1.5%
2011	6,170	−4.1%
2021	5,691	−7.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes through the southern part of the municipal territory.

Kojetín is located on two important railway lines: Brno–Ostrava–Bohumín and Olomouc–Vyškov. A railway line of local importance also leads from Kojetín to Holešov.^[5]

Culture

Kojetín lies in the ethnographic region of Haná.

Sights

The most important monument and the landmark of the town is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. This Baroque church from the end of the 17th century was built on a Gothic ground plan.^[2]

The former synagogue in Kojetín is one of the oldest synagogues in Moravia. The building currently serves as a prayer house for the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. There is also a Jewish cemetery, first documented after 1550.^[2]^[6]

Notable people

Jan Tomáš Kuzník (1716–1786), composer and poet; died here
Beda Dudík (1815–1890), historian
David Kaufmann (1852–1899), Jewish scholar
Eduard Hedvicek (1878–1947), Austrian historic personality
Libor Žůrek (born 1979), footballer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The town of Kojetín". Město Kojetín. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Přerov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Kojetín" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
^ "Kojetínská synagoga: v základu nejstarší stavba ve městě a jedna z nejstarších synagog na Moravě" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2022-02-03.