Dukovany
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Dukovany
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 Dukovany
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| Coordinates: 49°4′46″N 16°11′22″E / 49.07944°N 16.18944°ECoordinates: 49°4′46″N 16°11′22″E / 49.07944°N 16.18944°E | |||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Třebíč | ||
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| • Total | 20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 805 | ||
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 675 56 | ||
| Website | http://www.obecdukovany.cz/ | ||
Dukovany is a village and municipality (obec) in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
The village is situated on the border to southern Moravia. It lies on Bohemian-Moravian Highland, whose geo-morphological relief was formed in the Cenozoic. The regional climate is pleasant and dry although often cold. The average annual temperature is 7.4 degrees Celsius. The landscape has downs and few forests. It is bordered on the north by the valley of the river Jihlava. The altitude is 352 meters. Farming is extensive. The municipality covers an area of 20.34 square kilometres (7.85 sq mi) and, in 2010, had a population of 805.
Dukovany lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Třebíč, 56 km (35 mi) south-east of Jihlava, and 170 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague.
The village is situated between three towns:
Dukovany Nuclear Power Station, one of the two Czech nuclear power plants, is located outside the village.
The origin of the village goes back to the Middle Ages. Sometime around the middle of the 13th century it was given to the Templar Order, and in the year 1295 a squire's family, going by the name of Alšík of Dukovany, was recorded for the first time. In the year 1325 the Czech king, Jan Lucembruský (John of Luxembourg) sold the settlement to Jindřich of Lipé, which indicates that the Dukovany family had died out at that time. The property belonged to the castle of Rabštejn. After its capture and destruction in 1446 it became a part of the king's domain. Later on, the village was added to the property of Moravský Krumlov, which belonged to the lords of Lipé. At the end of the 16th century Dukovany became an independent estate which changed owners rather often.
The Church of St. Wenceslaus is one of the dominant features of the village. It was built by the Templars and consecrated in the year 1279. In the 1970s remnants of splendid fresco decorations from the 13th century were uncovered and restored.
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