Prusy-Boškůvky | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vyškov |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.2528°N 17.0589°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1349 |
Area Total Km2: | 7.73 |
Elevation M: | 265 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 675 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 683 27 |
Prusy-Boškůvky is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The municipality is made up of the villages of Boškůvky and Moravské Prusy and of the hamlet of Zouvalka.
Prusy-Boškůvky is located about 5km (03miles) southeast of Vyškov and 32km (20miles) east of Brno. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is at 355m (1,165feet) above sea level. The brook Pruský potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Prusy is from 1349. Boškůvky was first mentioned in 1465. Moravské Prusy and Boškůvky were merged into one municipality in 1964. Zouvalka was an administrative part of Vyškov in 1964–2016. Since 1 January 2017, it has been a part of Prusy-Boškůvky.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality, however, the D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes north of Prusy-Boškůvky just outside the municipal territory.
The main landmark is the Church of Saint George, located in Moravské Prusy. It is a valuable Baroque building dating from 1733. The author of the basic concept of the building was the architect Domenico Martinelli.[3]