Uherské Hradiště ( ; , ) is a city in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Morava river and is the seat of the Uherské Hradiště District.

History

Uherské Hradiště was founded in 1257 by the Czech king Otakar II. The city is a center of Moravian Slovakia, a region known for its characteristic folklore, music, wine, costumes and traditions. The historic city center is historically preserved.

For etymology of the name see Moravian Slovakia and Hungarian exonyms.

Geography

Uherské Hradiště is located in the southeast of the Czech republic close to the border with Slovakia in the historical land of Moravia. The region is attractive owing to its landscape and rarities. The Morava river with its alluvial forest as well as flora and fauna are particularly popular and the Chřiby and White Carpathians mountain ranges are also in close proximity to the city. The area has several castles and palaces, the Great Moravian town Staré Město, and the pilgrimage spot Velehrad. Uherské Hradiště is also known for its film festival named Summer Film School (Letní filmová škola).

People associated with the city

• Jan Antonín Baťa, the king of shoes
• Krabathor, death metal band
• Paul Speckmann (b. 1963), American singer and musician, lives there
• Radim Bičánek (b. 1975), ice hockey player
• Otakar Borůvka (1899-1995), mathematician
• Adolf Jellinek (1821-1893), rabbi
• Miroslav Kadlec (b. 1964), football player
• Michal Kadlec (b. 1984), football player, lived there
• Ladislav Kohn (b. 1975), ice hockey player
• Věra Suková (1931-1982), tennis player
• Michal Tabara (b. 1979), tennis player
• DJ Tatana (b. 1976), She-DJ
• Anton Gala (1891-1977), Slovak professor and scientist specializing in ophthalmology, studied there

Twinned cities

• Bridgwater, United Kingdom
• Krosno, Poland
• Mayen, Germany
• Písek, Czech Republic
• Priverno, Italy
• Skalica, Slovakia
• Trenčín, Slovakia

External links

• Official pages