- Area: 1991 ha
- Population: 2901
- Altitude: 178 asml
The town of Dolní Bojanovice is situated in the fertile countryside of the Lowermoravian valley and it is run through by the Prušánka river.
The oldest evidence about prehistoric settlement comes from the Early Stone Age. According to other archaeological research the area was later settled by Kelts and Slavs.
The oldest written record of the village is from the year 1196, when Olomouc´s prince Vladimír gave the village called Boyanowicz to the monastery Hradisko of Olomouc. In the second half of the 14th century, the village belonged to the Lords of Kunštát and from the beginning of the 16th century until 1848 was part of Hodonín manor. The major sources of establishment income were fish farming and winemaking.
Over the years, Dolní Bojanovice suffered from many war raids, numerous fires, (the village was completly burnt in the year 1867), devastating diseases (cholera epidemic in the year 1867). During liberation fighting in 1945 the Soviet Marshal Malinovský dwelt in the village.
The oldest written record about winegrowing in the area comes from 1738. The excellent reputation of Bojanovský ryzlink is demonstrated by the fact that it was suplied to the imperial court in Vienna. Moreover in 1905 the fi rst farming- winery cooperative called Zádruha was established in czech lands. There are hardly any villages in Slovácko as famous for cultural and religious life as Dolní Bojanovice. You can see here richly decorated garbs,hear an old-fashion dialect and experience traditional customs. From traditional celebrations we should highlight St. Wenceslav feast in September and vendabe in October or August´s Mountain Driving. There has been a long tradition of St. Wenceslav choir and orchestra, brass bands such as Bojané, Šohajka and Liduška, cimbalon music Morava, Zádruha a Grajcar and others. There is also an Art and Crafts school with more than 300 pupils. And the amateur theatre set has its history as well. The Spring music festival is hold here every year (March-April), where the lovers of classical music can see top artists from home and abroad. The baroque church of St. Wenceslas from 1734 deserves the special attention of visitors as well as the chapels of the Holy Trinity, St. Florian, St. Jan Křtitel and the wood, richly carved, historically protected crucifi x. Available to the public is also Slovácká cottage no. 217 – a monument of folk architecture. The cellars of the previously mentioned farming- winery cooperative Zádruha have yet to be explored.
Well known people born in Dolní Bojanovice include the following: Peter Esterka, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Brno and the Czech community living outside the country, Michal and Růžena Komosní, creators of Podluží garbs; Vymyslický Franz, author of the above carved crucifix; IFranz Esterka, researcher dealing with the problem of drilling - irrigation engineering in the oil industry, Paul Janeček, music teacher, regenschori, music publisher of textbooks and Jan Pospíšil, academic painter.
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