Hluk
Hluk | |
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 Hluk Fortress | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hluk Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′17″N 17°31′36″E / 48.98806°N 17.52667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Uherské Hradiště |
| First mentioned | 1294 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Hájek |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.39 km2 (10.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,242 |
| • Density | 149.4/km2 (387.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 687 25 |
| Website | www |
Hluk (German: Hulken) is a town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. The town is located on the Okluky Stream in the Vizovice Highlands.
Etymology
[edit]The name of Hluk is most likely derived from Latin word hlucium (English: noise, Czech: hluk). It probably got its name from the noisy flowing water of the Okluky Stream.[2]
Geography
[edit]Hluk is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Uherské Hradiště and 28 km (17 mi) south of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at 366 m (1,201 ft) above sea level. The Okluky Stream flows through the town.
In the municipal territory are the nature reserve Kobylí hlava and the nature monuments Okluky and Pod Husí horou.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Hluk is from 1294. However, the first mention of the wider region called Lucké pole Province is from the 11th century. A wooden fortress in Hluk is first documented in 1303.[3]
In 1525, Hluk was promoted to a market town by King Louis II.[4] In 1970, Hluk became a town.[5]
Demographics
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Economy
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There are two significant industrial producers in Hluk. Hanon Systems Autopal company operates a factory for refrigeration and air conditioning components for the automotive industry.
Niob is a company focused on the development, design and manufacture of equipment for the food industry. Since its founding in 1992, it acts as a technical base of the parent company Inotec GmbH.[8]
Culture
[edit]Hluk lies in the cultural region of Moravian Slovakia. The town is known for its folklore festival Ride of the Kings, which is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. It is held every three years, on the first weekend in July. This folk tradition commemorates the historical event when King Matthias Corvinus fled through Hluk in female disguise after losing the battle.[9]
At present, there is a tradition maintained style when through the town is decorated with ribbons and decorated horses transported the little boy in the women national costumes of Hluk, accompanied by costumed lads. The parade is accompanied by hundreds of costumed citizens of the town, surrounding municipalities, foreign and domestic ensembles.[10]
The Ride of the Kings is also linked to an annual brass band festival and a folklore festival.[9]
Sights
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The Hluk Fortress is the main landmark of the town. Today it houses the tourist information centre, a library, a ceremonial hall, and spaces for cultural and social events.[11]
In the Rajčovna street, there are historic houses protected as cultural monuments. They are built of unfired bricks, with walls covered with screed of barley chaff, clay and water, repainted with lime. Their roofs of burnt tiles used to be thatched. The houses contain period furniture and fittings.[11]
The Church of Saint Lawrence was built in the Baroque style in 1735–1741.[12]
Notable people
[edit]- Käthe Odwody (1909–1997), Austrian resistance activist
Twin towns – sister cities
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Nemšová, Slovakia- Planá nad Lužnicí, Czech Republic
Gallery
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Courtyard of the fortress
Church of St. Lawrence
Tower of the Church of St. Lawrence
Primary art school
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- 1 2 "O Hluku" (in Czech). Město Hluk. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Hluk. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Slavnostní logo připomíná povýšení Hluku na městečko". Dobrý den (in Czech). 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "1970". Hlucké kroniky (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "O společnosti Niob" (in Czech). Niob, spol. s r.o. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- 1 2 "Jízda králů Hluk" (in Czech). Město Hluk. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Jízda králů Hluk 2025 a Dolňácké slavnosti písní a tanců" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- 1 2 "Pamětihodnosti" (in Czech). Město Hluk. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Historie kostela" (in Czech). Roman Catholic Parish of Hluk. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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