| Mikulčice | |||
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Church of the Assumption in Mikulčice
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | South Moravian | ||
| District | Hodonín | ||
| Commune | Hodonín | ||
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) | ||
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| Area | 15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 1,933 (2008-01-01) | ||
| Density | 126 / km2 (326 / sq mi) | ||
| First mention | 1131 | ||
| Mayor | Josef Helešic | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 696 19 | ||
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Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Mikulčice | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mikulcice.cz | |||
Mikulčice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪkultʃɪtsɛ]) is a municipality (obec) in the Czech Republic, situated 7 km south of Hodonín, near the border with Slovakia. It belongs to the Hodonín District and the South Moravian Region. It extends out for 1,530 ha, with 1,955 inhabitants in 623 homes. Mikulčice has a biospheric reserve, containing for example beavers and stork nests. The local economy is based on agriculture and tourism.
In the 6th to 10th centuries, a Slavic early medieval fortified settlement existed 3 km away from today's village of Mikulčice. It was one of the main centers of Great Moravia and plausibly also its capital. Excavations, led by Josef Poulík, unearthed the remnants of 12 churches, a palace, and more than 2,500 graves (three of them containing skeletons of Africans). It is protected as a national cultural heritage site Mikulčice-Valy. In addition to this site, the only still-standing church safely dated to the Great Moravian period can be found in the nearby village of Kopčany (in Slovakia). The oldest written references referring to the village of Mikulčice itself dates back to 1131 (Miculcici).
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