Březolupy

Březolupy is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Geography
Březolupy is located about 10 km northeast of Uherské Hradiště and 12 km south of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at 359 m above sea level. The Březnice River flows through the municipality.

History
The first written mention of Březolupy is from 1261, when it was owned by the Smilheim monastery in Vizovice. At the end of the 14th century, the village was divided into several parts with different owners. In 1480, Lords of Šarov bought all the parts and united the estate. In 1496, they sold the estate to the Lords of Kunštát.

Březolupy was burned down several times in the first half of the 17th century, during the Bocskai uprising and Thirty Years' War. The village was also damaged by the Turkish raid in 1663, by the Kuruc uprising in 1683, and by the Rákóczi's War of Independence in 1703–1706. In 1650–1687, Březolupy was owned by the Horecký family. From 1687 to 1733, it was a property of the Forgách family. After it changed hands several times, the village was bought by the Bucquoy family in 1756. They owned it until 1788.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sport
Březolupy is known for a motorcycle speedway track, which hosts the club Autoklub Březolupy founded in 1961. The track is located in the centre of Březolupy and surrounds a football pitch.

Sights
The most valuable monument is the Březolupy Castle. It was built in the early Baroque style in the second half of the 17th century, on the site of an older Renaissance fortress. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the castle was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style, and the castle park was founded. Today the building houses the municipal office.

A landmark is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. was built in 1774–1788. Construction of the tower was finished in 1873.