Dukovany
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Dukovany is a village and municipality (obec
) in Třebíč District
in the Vysočina Region
of the Czech Republic
.
The village is situated on the border of southern Moravia.
It lies on Bohemian-Moravian Highland
, which geo-morphological relief was formed in new Tertiary and Quaternary.
Region climate is slightly genial and dry, but more often cold. Average temperature is 7,4 of Celsius scale by year.
The landscape is quite downy and too little woody, limited by valley of river Jihlava
on the north. There is used of high farming. Its altitude is 352 meters.
The municipality covers an area of 20.34 square kilometres (7.9 sq mi) and, in 2010, had a population of 805.
Dukovany lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Třebíč
, 56 km (35 mi) south-east of Jihlava
, and 170 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague
.
Village is situated between 3 towns:
Třebíč
40 000 town dwellers (district town, 118 000 dwellers of whole district)
Brno
370 000 town dwellers
Znojmo
40 000 town dwellers
Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
, one of the two Czech nuclear power plants, is located outside the village.
belonging to the lords of Lipé. At the end of the 16th century Dukovany became an independent estate, which changed owners rather often.
Especially the Church of St. Wenceslaus belongs among the dominating features of village. It was built by the Templars and consecrated in the year 1279. In the seventies remnants of splendid fresco decorations from the 13th century were uncovered and restored.
The original manor house was rebuilt to a late baroque castle with classical elements in the year 1790. Its two large halls are decorated with frescoes by an important late Moaravian baroque painter, Josef Winterhalter. A large English park is also a part of the castle premises. A baroque chapel and statues of St. John of Nepomuk
, St. Joseph and St. Florian from the turn of the 18th century complete the enumeration of the historical sights in the village which are surely worth seeing.
Also the area where the demolished villages of Skryje and Lipňany stood is now a part of the cadastral area of Dukovany and this is why there is cross, ploughshare of Dukovany, and tree of Skryje in the new chat of arms.
When you go rambling in the vicinity of Dukovany we recommend you to visit the valley of the Jihlava river
with lovely scenery, the near serpentine steppe, or the ruins of Templštýn and Rabštejn castles.
The village is situated on the right upper area of Jihlava's river bank. Since 70. years of the last century ground lengthwise built-up area had rearranged and
replaced by family houses, its building-up was focused on downhill below Dukovany chateau then. There had been strong urban and development influence
on the village by mansion, which was rebuilt in 1790. Also by English park, chateau court, swimming pool, orchard, hydroelectric, farming area and chapel. On
socialism era (1974–1987), was been built up nuclear power station. Northern by-pass road and housing areal for about 1500 workers was been built. That's
why the several villages: Skryje, Heřmanice, Lipany, was demolished. A part of village dwellers from Skryje has moved out to Dukovany. They are living in housing estate on the eastern side of chateau park.
3D URBAN MODEL IN GOOGLE EARTH
flour-milling bikeway - Nové město na Moravě - Velké Meziříčí - Náměšť nad Oslavou - Dukovany - Vranov nad Dyjí - Hardegg
Energy bikeway - circle around Nuclear Power Station
Bikeway 5107 - Dukovany Lávky - Dalešice - Klučov
Bikeway 5106 - Dukovany Lávky - Mohelno - Náměšť nad Oslavou - Nárameč - Ptáčov - Třebíč
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...
) in Třebíč District
Trebíc District
Třebíč District is a district in the Moravian part of Vysočina Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Třebíč, the second largest city in the Vysočina Region, after Jihlava....
in the Vysočina Region
Vysocina Region
Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
The village is situated on the border of southern Moravia.
It lies on Bohemian-Moravian Highland
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is an extensive range of hills and low mountains over long, which runs in a northeasterly direction across the Czech Republic and forms the border between Bohemia and Moravia...
, which geo-morphological relief was formed in new Tertiary and Quaternary.
Region climate is slightly genial and dry, but more often cold. Average temperature is 7,4 of Celsius scale by year.
The landscape is quite downy and too little woody, limited by valley of river Jihlava
Jihlava (river)
Jihlava is a river in the Czech Republic, the right tributary of the Svratka River. It originates in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands upland at the elevation of 665 m and flows for 180.8 km to Nové Mlýny Dam, where it enters the Svratka River.It flows through numerous towns and villages, including...
on the north. There is used of high farming. Its altitude is 352 meters.
The municipality covers an area of 20.34 square kilometres (7.9 sq mi) and, in 2010, had a population of 805.
Dukovany lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Třebíč
Trebíc
Třebíč is a city in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River. Třebíč is from 392 to 503 metres above sea-level....
, 56 km (35 mi) south-east of Jihlava
Jihlava
Jihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a centre of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the ancient frontier between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, ca. 50 years older than Kutná Hora.Among the principal buildings are the...
, and 170 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
Village is situated between 3 towns:
Třebíč
Trebíc
Třebíč is a city in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River. Třebíč is from 392 to 503 metres above sea-level....
40 000 town dwellers (district town, 118 000 dwellers of whole district)
Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
370 000 town dwellers
Znojmo
Znojmo
Znojmo is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Lower Austria, connected to Vienna by railway and road . The royal city of Znojmo was founded shortly before 1226 by King Ottokar I on the plains in front of Znojmo Castle...
40 000 town dwellers
Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
The Dukovany Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant near Dukovany, a village in the Czech Republic.It was the first NPP in what is now the Czech Republic and is situated 30 km from the city of Třebíč, near Dalešice Dam, where the NPP sources its water supply...
, one of the two Czech nuclear power plants, is located outside the village.
| Year | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1930 | 1950 | 1961 | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1014 | 1042 | 1077 | 1164 | 1179 | 1201 | 1206 | 1037 | 1095 | 979 | 669 | 650 | 736 | 805 |
History
The origin of village lies far in the Middle Ages. Sometime around the middle of the 13th century it was given to the Templar Order and in the year 1295 a sguire's family is remembered for the first time by the name of Alšík of Dukovany. But in the year 1325 Czech King, Jan Lucembruský (John of Luxembourg) sold the settlement to Jindřich of Lipé, which proves that the family died out at that time. When Dukovany was remembered again, it already belonged to the property of the castle of Rabštejn. After its capture and destruction in 1446 the Rabštejn property became a part of the King's domain. Later on the village was added to the property of Moravský KrumlovMoravský Krumlov
Moravský Krumlov is a town in the Znojmo District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has about 6,023 inhabitants .The city is named Moravský Krumlov to differentiate it from Český Krumlov , which is further west.The castle of Moravský Krumlov is home to the series of paintings by Alphonse...
belonging to the lords of Lipé. At the end of the 16th century Dukovany became an independent estate, which changed owners rather often.
Especially the Church of St. Wenceslaus belongs among the dominating features of village. It was built by the Templars and consecrated in the year 1279. In the seventies remnants of splendid fresco decorations from the 13th century were uncovered and restored.
The original manor house was rebuilt to a late baroque castle with classical elements in the year 1790. Its two large halls are decorated with frescoes by an important late Moaravian baroque painter, Josef Winterhalter. A large English park is also a part of the castle premises. A baroque chapel and statues of St. John of Nepomuk
John of Nepomuk
John of Nepomuk is a national saint of the Czech Republic, who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional...
, St. Joseph and St. Florian from the turn of the 18th century complete the enumeration of the historical sights in the village which are surely worth seeing.
Also the area where the demolished villages of Skryje and Lipňany stood is now a part of the cadastral area of Dukovany and this is why there is cross, ploughshare of Dukovany, and tree of Skryje in the new chat of arms.
When you go rambling in the vicinity of Dukovany we recommend you to visit the valley of the Jihlava river
Jihlava (river)
Jihlava is a river in the Czech Republic, the right tributary of the Svratka River. It originates in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands upland at the elevation of 665 m and flows for 180.8 km to Nové Mlýny Dam, where it enters the Svratka River.It flows through numerous towns and villages, including...
with lovely scenery, the near serpentine steppe, or the ruins of Templštýn and Rabštejn castles.
Urban structure, development
]The village is situated on the right upper area of Jihlava's river bank. Since 70. years of the last century ground lengthwise built-up area had rearranged and
replaced by family houses, its building-up was focused on downhill below Dukovany chateau then. There had been strong urban and development influence
on the village by mansion, which was rebuilt in 1790. Also by English park, chateau court, swimming pool, orchard, hydroelectric, farming area and chapel. On
socialism era (1974–1987), was been built up nuclear power station. Northern by-pass road and housing areal for about 1500 workers was been built. That's
why the several villages: Skryje, Heřmanice, Lipany, was demolished. A part of village dwellers from Skryje has moved out to Dukovany. They are living in housing estate on the eastern side of chateau park.
3D URBAN MODEL IN GOOGLE EARTH
Bikeway
Bikeway 401 - Třebíč - Hrotovice - Dukovany - Moravský Krumlovflour-milling bikeway - Nové město na Moravě - Velké Meziříčí - Náměšť nad Oslavou - Dukovany - Vranov nad Dyjí - Hardegg
Energy bikeway - circle around Nuclear Power Station
Bikeway 5107 - Dukovany Lávky - Dalešice - Klučov
Bikeway 5106 - Dukovany Lávky - Mohelno - Náměšť nad Oslavou - Nárameč - Ptáčov - Třebíč