Slušovice
Encyclopedia
Slušovice (ˈsluʃovɪtsɛ) is a small town in the Zlín Region
of the Czech Republic
. It was known as Sluschowitz in German. It is well-known in the former Czechoslovakia
due to being the site of a socialist Collective farming (known by the acronym JZD in Czech), reputed to be the best and most technologically advanced in the country.
in 1446. The population increased considerably after World War II
, when a large number of workers moved into the town to work in the growing collective farm.
With time, technological developments allowed for the manufacture of computers in the town's industrial complex, which were sold under the Slušovice brand, priced at 40,000 USD at the official exchange rate or 5,000 USD on the black market. As a result the town becane a kind of showcase of Czechoslovakia's planned economy.
With the fall of communism
in the Eastern Bloc
, much of the industry in the town fell into decline. In 1996 Slušovice was given town status.
Zlín Region
Zlín Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín....
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....
. It was known as Sluschowitz in German. It is well-known in the former Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
due to being the site of a socialist Collective farming (known by the acronym JZD in Czech), reputed to be the best and most technologically advanced in the country.
History
The first mention of the town was made in 1261, and it obtained town privilegesTown privileges
Town privileges or city rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.Judicially, a town was distinguished from the surrounding land by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined its privileges and laws. Common privileges were related to trading...
in 1446. The population increased considerably after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, when a large number of workers moved into the town to work in the growing collective farm.
With time, technological developments allowed for the manufacture of computers in the town's industrial complex, which were sold under the Slušovice brand, priced at 40,000 USD at the official exchange rate or 5,000 USD on the black market. As a result the town becane a kind of showcase of Czechoslovakia's planned economy.
With the fall of communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
in the Eastern Bloc
Eastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
, much of the industry in the town fell into decline. In 1996 Slušovice was given town status.