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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