Vrahovice

Vrahovice
village
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Prostějov
Municipality	Prostějov
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Coordinates	49°28′51″N 17°08′54″E / 49.48083°N 17.14833°E / 49.48083; 17.14833Coordinates: 49°28′51″N 17°08′54″E / 49.48083°N 17.14833°E / 49.48083; 17.14833
Area	6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population	3,402 (2001)
Density	547/km2 (1,417/sq mi)
Timezone	CET
- summer (DST)	+ 1
Postal code	798 11
Area code	(+420) 582
Location in the Czech Republic
Website: http://www.vrahovice.eu/

Vrahovice is a village in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, near Prostějov, founded in 1337. It is one of the seven administrative divisions of the city of Prostějov, with a population of roughly 3,400 inhabitants.

The village was first mentioned in 1337. The first mention of a church in Vrahovice was in 1370. The church was destroyed in a large fire in 1587. A church constructed shortly after the fire was used until 1831, when it was destroyed and replaced by a new one which was built between 1831-1836 and financed by Jan Josef Count Seilern, the owner of the Kralice domain.

A village by the name of Trpenovice (now known as Trpinky), with a written history dating back to 1349, was combined with Vrahovice in 1466. Between 1960-1973, Vrahovice also included the village of Čechůvky.

During its long history, Vrahovice passed through the hands of many owners. In 1725, Jan Bedrich Seilern bought Vrahovice. The Seilern family became the last to possess the village.

The first mayor of Vrahovice was Jan Frébort, who took office in 1848. The village experienced significant development during the interwar period, under the leadership of mayor Josef Stříž, when roads to Prostějov and Vrbátky and a new city hall were built. During World War II, occupying Nazi forces built an observation point on the hill above Vrahovice, controlling the railway. After World War II, there was an internment camp in the village for Germans from the Prostějov region awaiting transfer to Germany.

On 9 December 2004, five people were killed in the village when a truck carrying soldiers crashed into a train.

Vrahovice is located in Central Moravia. It lies in the Hornomoravský úval. The rivers Romže, Hloučela and Valová flow through Vrahovice. The point in Vrahovice is Vrbatecký kopec (known as Vrbák in the local dialect).