Pohořelice (Brno-Country District)

Pohořelice
Town
Town square
Flag Coat of arms
Pohořelice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°58′52″N 16°31′28″E / 48.98111°N 16.52444°E / 48.98111; 16.52444Coordinates: 48°58′52″N 16°31′28″E / 48.98111°N 16.52444°E / 48.98111; 16.52444
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1222
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Novák
Area
• Total	43.02 km2 (16.61 sq mi)
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	5,133
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	691 23
Website	www.pohorelice.cz

Pohořelice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpoɦor̝ɛlɪtsɛ]; German: Pohrlitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. It lies on the Jihlava River in the wine region of Mikulov.

After World War II there was an internment camp in the town for ethnic Germans, as a part of the Brno death march.

Notable people[]

• Eugen Beyer (1882–1940), Austrian field marshal
• Věra Špinarová (1951–2017), singer

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