Adamov (Blansko District)

Adamov
Town
Church of Saint Barbara
Flag Coat of arms
Adamov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°18′2″N 16°39′31″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1506
Government
• Mayor	Roman Pilát
Area
• Total	3.78 km^2 (1.46 sq mi)
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,605
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 04
Website	www.adamov.cz

Adamov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈadamof]; German: Adamsthal) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. Historically it is known as an industrial town. The former industrial area of Stará Huť is protected by law as a monument reservation.

Geography

Adamov landscape panorama

Adamov is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Blansko and 10 km (6 mi) north of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands, on the border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is at 445 m (1,460 ft) above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Svitava River.

History

The first written mention of Adamov is from 1506, under its old name Hamry. It was a hamlet with several hammer mills. From 1597, it was owned by the Liechtenstein family. In 1679, it was first called Adamov and since 1732, the name has been official.[2]

In 1849, the railway was built, which helped the development of local industry and population growth. In the second half of the 19th century, the local ironworks were transformed into an engineering company. Agricultural machinery and equipment for agriculture were produced here.[2]

During World War I and in the 1930s, the company refocused on the arms industry. Production expanded, the number of employees increased, and a new district with family houses was established in the town in the 1930s and again in the 1950s. The population grew rapidly and in 1964 Adamov became a town.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 902 —     1880 953 +5.7% 1890 728 −23.6% 1900 792 +8.8% 1910 816 +3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 998 +22.3% 1930 1,148 +15.0% 1950 2,090 +82.1% 1961 3,139 +50.2% 1970 3,787 +20.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 5,088 +34.4% 1991 5,089 +0.0% 2001 4,970 −2.3% 2011 4,591 −7.6% 2021 4,446 −3.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

Centre of Adamov

From 1952, the local company was named Adamovské strojírny ("Adamov Engineering Works") or ADAST. In the 21st century, the company went bankrupt.[2] Its subsidiary, Adast Systems, was founded in 1993. The successor of the company's name is an engineering company focused on the production of fuel dispensers and other technologies for pumping stations. This assortment has been produced in ADAST since the 1960s.[5]

Transport

Adamov is located on the railway line Brno–Letovice.[6]

Sights

Interior of the Church of Saint Barbara with the Zwettl Altar in the left

The Church of Saint Barbara was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1855–1857. It contains a valuable late Gothic altarpiece called the Zwettl Altar (Světelský oltář). It comes from the Zwettl Abbey and was created in 1516–1525. The wooden altar illustrates the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and comprises 59 carved figures.[7]

Notable people

• Johann Victor Krämer (1861–1949), Austrian painter
• Zdeněk Kroupa (1921–1999), opera singer
• Jindřich Svoboda (born 1952), footballer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Adamov. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Historie společnosti" (in Czech). Adast Systems a.s. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
6. "Detail stanice Adamov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
7. "Kostel svaté Barbory" (in Czech). Město Adamov. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

External links

• Official website