Čechůvky

Čechůvky is a small village, one of the administrative parts of Prostějov in the Czech Republic.^[1] It has population of 163.

History

In Čechůvky, there is the Chapel of Saint Ottilia, which was built in 1722. During the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, a battle between Prussian and Saxon troops took place there. On the place, a little cross was built to commemorate the event.^[1]

Between 1960-1973 Čechůvky was a part of Vrahovice. In 1973 both villages became parts of Prostějov.

References

Literature

• Bartková, Hana; Dolák, Karel; Lužný, Jan. Historie Čechůvek a kaplička sv. Otýlie. Prostějov 2007. (in Czech)
• Bartková, Hana. Kříž u Čechůvek: neznámý mecenáš přežil válečnou řež. Prostějovský týden, 2008, 18(37), p. 4. Prostějovský deník, 2008, 213. (in Czech)
• Faktor, František: Popis okresního hejtmanství prostějovského. Praha 1898, pp. 60–61. (in Czech)
• Wolny, Gregor: Die Markgraftschaft Mähren, topographisch, statistisch und historisch geschildert. V. Band. Olmützer Kreis. Brno 1839, pp. 682–683. (in German)

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