Hluk

Hluk (German: Hulken) is a town in Uherské Hradiště District in Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, 10 km southeast from Uherské Hradiště on stream Okluky. In 2011 it had a population about 4,400. The town was first mentioned in year 1294. The name of Hluk is very likely derived from Latin word "hlucium" (en: noise).

Hluk
Town
Hluk keep
Flag
Coat of arms
Hluk
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°59′10″N 17°31′32″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictUherské Hradiště
First mentioned1294
Government
 • MayorMartin Křižan
Area
 • Total28.39 km2 (10.96 sq mi)
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2006-08-28)
 • Total4,442
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
687 25
Websitewww.mestohluk.cz

History

The first written mention of the village dates from 1294. The original name of the city Hluk was established, according to extant sources, from the Latin word "hlucium" to noisily running water stream Okluky, which flows through the town. Perhaps it is also the connection between the name and the medieval city of Hluk Lucká province, which was the center of Hluk possible.

Sights
  • Hluk Keep
  • Church of St. Lawrence built in 1735 - 1740
  • Wayside cross below Babí hora
  • Clergy house
  • Historically protected houses in Rajčovna street
  • The natural monument Okluky
  • The nature reserve Kobylí hlava
  • The natural monument Pod Husí horou

Tradition and clubs

The Ride of Kings

The city is famous for its traditional Ride of the Kings, which is held every three years, on the first weekend in July (the closest Ride of the Kings is attributable to 2017). This folk tradition commemorates historic event, when King Matthias Corvinus after losing the battle fled through Hluk in female disguise.

At present, there is a tradition maintained style when through the city is decorated with ribbons and decorated horses transported the little boy in the women national costumes of Hluk, accompanied by costumed legrutů. The parade is accompanied by hundreds of costumed citizens of the city, surrounding municipalities, foreign and domestic ensembles.

Music

The Ride of the Kings is also linked to the annual brass band festival (held every Saturday in the first week in July) and a folklore festival (held on Sundays). In Hluk also has many other bands and dulcimer music. Among the most famous include DH Šarovec and DH Kosenka. Furthermore, CM Babica, CM Ženičky, CM Šefranica.

Associations and clubs

In Hluk has a wide variety of ensembles, circles, and other areas of interest. These bands and dulcimer also include folklore groups operating either at Hluk Elementary School or working with the support of the city of Hluk. Namely, they are: Women's choir Ženičky, Male choir, Folk ensemble Okluky, Folk ensemble Dolňácko and then the children's folklore ensembles from the smallest to the DFS Košuláčci, DFS Žarůžek, DFS Hluboček. Children sets operate at Hluk Elementary School and serves as a school child to the adult ensemble Okluky. The ensemble was founded in 2014 and is one of the youngest Folklore group in Hluk.

Esperanto

In 1933, Esperanto Club (part of the Czechoslovak Association of Esperanto) was based in Hluk, whose members maintained correspondence contacts with speakers of Esperanto in many countries and was invited to several important Hluk travelers who lectures in Esperanto with translation into Czech in front of a local audience (Henrik Seppik lectured on Laponia, Erika Seppiková about Estonia, Joseph R. Scherer from United States about the trip to India, a black man Kola Ajayi about Africa). Every year, also held parties with rich Czech-Esperanto program and in 1937 was staged drama Jízdní hlídka with Legionnaire's theme by František Langer in Esperanto translation Kavaleria patrolo.[1][2]

Industry

Autopal

Autopal is a factory for the production of automotive lighting and air conditioning equipment manufactured at Visteon's global. The plant in Hluk is called the "Plant 3" which specializes in refrigeration and air conditioning technology.

Niob

Niob is an organization 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. He specializes in the supply of technology for automation of manufacturing processes.

Notable people
  • František Hořínek (1887–1977), teacher, chronicler, who wrote Slovácké městečko Hluk (1937)
  • Jan Smital (1896–1955), painter
  • Dominik Černý (1903–1973), a painter painting national costumes of Hluk and the city of Hluk
  • František Kožík (1909–1997), writer
  • Antonín Zelnitius, teacher, archeologist
  • František Omelka, novelist, esperantis, teacher

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Hluk is twinned with:[3]

  • Courtyard of the keep
  • Komenského square
  • The Church of St. Lawrence
  • Historically protected houses in Rajčovna street
  • Tower of the Church of St. Lawrence
  • Municipal Cinema
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References
  1. Omelka, František (1938). Esperanto v Hluku (3rd ed.). Moravskoslovenské pomezí. p. 7.
  2. Břečka, Jan (2011). Hluk: dějiny města (1st ed.). Hluk: Město Hluk. p. 735. ISBN 978-80-254-9705-0.
  3. "O Hluku". mestohluk.cz (in Czech). Město Hluk. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
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