Ostrožská Lhota

Ostrožská Lhota (Czech pronunciation: [ˈostroʃskaː ˈlɦota]) is a village in the Uherské Hradiště District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic. On 1 January 2007, it had a population of 1587 inhabitants. The first written mention of the village comes from 1371, the reign of emperor Charles IV, when the Moravian margrave John Henry passed the land of Uherský Ostroh to his son John Sobieslaus. At that time, the village was called Majori Lhota (Latin for Great Lhota). In 1421, the so far Catholic parishioners had to follow the example of their master Hašek of Waldsheim and adopt the religion of the Moravian Brethren. In the Hussite Wars, they fought along with the Hussites. In 1511, John of Kunovice bought the land of Ostroh and his house later...