REGION

Hlučín:

A Quality Place for Life and Enterprise

The town of Hlučín lies at the mull of the Hill Country of Hlučín (Hlučínská pahorkatina) upon the broad

floodplain of the Opava River. Nowadays it also includes the municipalities of Bobrovníky and Darkovičky.

The town was founded in 1256 by King Ottokar II of

Bohemia, and flourished at the times of Bernard of

Zvole, who had his castle built upon the basement

of a Gothic castle in Hlučín. Parts of the walls and

bastions are still preserved. They, along with the

Church of St John the Baptist, the sepulchre of the

Wetekamp family, and other remarkable sights, belong

to the local cultural heritage. In 1742-1920 the region

of Hlučín was a part of Prussia, and reconnected

to Czechoslovakia at the signing of the Treaty of

Versailles. Till 1960 Hlučín was a district capital, and

its modern history starts there.

Cultural events are mostly co-organized by the council

public-benefit corporation Hlučín Sports and Culture

(Sport a kultura) and a range of non-profit organizations.

The Hlučín Region Museum (Muzeum Hlučínska) plays

a significant role in the life of the town. The Museum is

situated in the charming halls of the castle which also

houses the infocentre, the town library, and the Fine Arts

Department of the Pavel Josef Vejvanovský Arts Elementary

School. For twenty-five years the Hlučín Paediatric Physical

Therapy Centre (Dětská rehabilitace) has been an important

council public-benefit organization of the town, providing

emergency care to children with disabilities.

Hlučín offers its residents and tourists a sports and

relaxation resort by the large lake. Another tourist

attraction is the Military Defences (Areál vojenského

opevnění) in the town quarter Darkovičky, with period

military equipment from 1938. All the region of Hlučín

has a dense network of marked local and “long distance”

cycling and hiking trails of various levels of challenge,

which will take you to various places of interests and

attractions in the surrounding area.

The more populous northeast area of the region leads to

the industrial agglomeration of Ostrava, and partially to

Opava. These two cities provide jobs for a great majority

of citizens of the region of Hlučín, most of whom work

in machinery, iron and steel, the paper and printing

industries as well as the building industry.

In accordance to the town zoning plan, Hlučín offers

locations suitable for enterprise. These include ready

locations in various parts of the urbanized area (using

vacant lots and developing existing facilities), or in

lots available for the development and construction of

facilities whose operation does not affect buildings and

facilities in their neighbourhood, and does not have

a negative impact on the quality of the environment

and living, so that their operation can be permitted with

respects to the architecture and organization of the

neighbourhood.

Other type of operation are restricted to:

- production and warehousing – light industries; between

Markvartovická Street and the premises of the former

brick plant in Hlučín (lots of 2.87 ha, 2.13 ha and 6.6 ha), in

Darkovičky south of farm premises (1.17 ha), and others;

- production and warehousing – small-scale production

and production service; the premises north of the railway

station (9.7 ha), in Darkovičky south of the farm premises

(3.09 ha);

- production and warehousing – farm and forestry

production; farm premises north of the railway.

Text:

Kristina

Neničková

Foto:

Kamil Vitásek

www.hlucin.cz

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