- Area: 1591 ha
- Population: 508
- Altitude: 175 asml
According to the legend, this populous village, lying in the flat and intensively cultivated agricultural lanscape of the Svodnice stream, recieved its name by the big pear tree, at once said, standing in a place where there is the center of the village today.
The first mention in the written records of the village, which was settled in the beginning of the 13th century, came from the year 1368, when it belonged to the estate of the Tynec´s castle. In the 15th century, together with this masterdom, the village had became the part of the Breclav´s estate until the year 1638, when it was bought by Lord of Liechtensteins. And it stayed in their dominance till 1848. Population suffered many war hardships of the Middle Age and Modern time, because the Hungarian Empire border proximity and the landscape openness offered only little chance on rescue. The village was signifi cantly affected by the Thirty Year War in which 48 out of 52 farmsteading dissapeared and it was one of the most ruined village in the South Moravia. Before that, the village suffered by Bočkajovci war raids during the year 1605, then, in 1673, by Turkish raids. But the will to live always enforced in a gradually increasing number of population. Since the time of the First Republic, the oil has been extracted in the area. During the World War II with help of local Citizen, the paratroops group Clay was hiden away here, with their secret Eva radio. (There is a memory plaque given to them, located in the place of their hiding).
The premises of wine cellars, aptly called Wine street, reveal long-standing wine tradition and „wine from Hrušky“ will encourage many experts of this delicious beverage. The village is also run through by Moravian Wine Trails. The wine-growing history is documented by the village´s seal from the year 1622, showing knife, grape and pear tree.
The village has rich religion tradition, which is declared by suprising number of statues and crucifixes. There is more then tens of them, for all, let get mention, at least, the statue of St. Josef, St. Jan Nepomucky, St. Michal and The Holy Trinity, the art works from the end of the 19th century. And the dominant of the village is the church of St. Bartolomej from the year 1861, which is decorated with a bell with Czech sign from the 17th century.
Hrušky often revives by the folklore activities. The singing of locals is kept and developed by the male choir, the female choir and by the children´s ethnographic group called Jatelinka. The authentic folk songs, folk costumes and dance is to be seen during every year Bartoloměj´s feast, held here on the 24th of August. The July ´s Day of Open WIne Cellars and March ´s wine tasting belong to other scheduled events.
The people connected with the community includes former Czechoslovak representative and record holder, runner Bohumir (Bob) Zháňal, who spent his youth here.
