Kojetín
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Kojetín (ˈkojɛciːn) is a Moravia
n town, in the Olomouc
Region, the Czech Republic
. It has 6,557 inhabitants.
There are multiple pre-medieval historic records documenting existence and history of Kojetín in Czech
and Moravia
n archives.
According to undocumented, but often quoted legends http://www.kojetin.cz/en/turistika.php 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 allegedly defeated Avars
at this locality and founded a settlement named Kojata, later Kojetín. Local Czech historians in the past issued various theories about the above and some other "Kojata's" - most prominent being Kojata Všeborovic and Kojata Hrabišic, who was a chaplain in Olomouc
in 1223.
Filological and geographical studies have shown that the settlement was probably founded in the 13 century. http://www.kojetin.cz/content/pages/turistika/docs/historie.pdf
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n town, in the Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
Region, 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....
. It has 6,557 inhabitants.
There are multiple pre-medieval historic records documenting existence and history of Kojetín in Czech
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....
and Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n archives.
According to undocumented, but often quoted legends http://www.kojetin.cz/en/turistika.php origins of Kojetín can be traced to the times of Samo
Samo
Samo was a Frankish merchant from the "Senonian country" , probably modern Soignies, Belgium or Sens, France. He was the first ruler of the Slavs whose name is known, and established one of the earliest Slav states, a supra-tribal union usually called Samo's empire, realm, kingdom, or tribal...
's Empire. The town is said to receive its name after Samo's legendary son Kojata, who allegedly defeated Avars
Eurasian Avars
The Eurasian Avars or Ancient Avars were a highly organized nomadic confederacy of mixed origins. They were ruled by a khagan, who was surrounded by a tight-knit entourage of nomad warriors, an organization characteristic of Turko-Mongol groups...
at this locality and founded a settlement named Kojata, later Kojetín. Local Czech historians in the past issued various theories about the above and some other "Kojata's" - most prominent being Kojata Všeborovic and Kojata Hrabišic, who was a chaplain in Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
in 1223.
Filological and geographical studies have shown that the settlement was probably founded in the 13 century. http://www.kojetin.cz/content/pages/turistika/docs/historie.pdf
Notable natives
- Beda DudíkBeda DudíkBeda František Dudík was a Benedictine Moravian historian.-Life:...
, Moravian historian - Eduard HedvicekEduard HedvicekEduard Hedvicek was born in 1878 in Kojetín, Moravia, now in the Czech Republic, and died 1947 in Vienna, Austria. He was the secretary of Engelbert Dollfuß, the Austrian Chancellor before the Anschluss. On July 25, 1934, he unsuccessfully tried to prevent Dollfuß's assassination by Otto Planetta...
, Austrian historic personality,1878 -1947 - Tomas Kuznik, Moravian poet, 1716-1786
- Karel Kren, writer and humorist, 1861 -1907
- Josef Chytil, historian, 1812 -1861
- Stanislav Hlobil, sculptor, 1908 -1961
- Jan Rynda, American catholic clergyman, 1859-1928
- David KaufmannDavid KaufmannDavid Kaufmann was a Jewish-Austrian scholar born at Kojetín, Moravia...
, Jewish Scholar , 1852-1899