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

Chapel of Saint Ottilia in Čechůvky

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b Bartková, Hana. "Slavnostní posvěcení rekonstruovaného kříže u Čechůvek". Prostějov - official website. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

Literature

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  • 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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