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Between 1938 and 1945 Kráľov Brod once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.
In the 17th century, the town continued to suffer from wars and plague epidemics. Uherský Brod recovered in the 18th century and prosperity was affected not even by the large fire in 1735, the invasion of the Prussian Army in 1741–1742 and by cholera epidemic in 1757. [3] In the 19th century, German and Jewish communities began to grow.
The first credible mention of Brod is from 1265. The town was founded by Smil of Lichtenburk probably in 1251 on a trade route. In 1308, it was first called Německý Brod. [4] Brod was first an important mining town focused on silver mining, later it became a centre of crafts and agricultural production.
' Slavonian Brod '), commonly shortened to simply Brod, is a city in eastern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina , Slavonski Brod is the 7th largest city in the country, with a population of 59,141 at the 2011 census. [ 3 ]
The first written mention of Český Brod is from 1268, when it was promoted to a town by Bishop Jan III of Dražice. From that time till the beginning of the 14th century, the town's name was Biskupský Brod. In 1437, Emperor Sigismund designated Český Brod a free royal town. [2] [3] In 1512, the town was damaged by a large fire.
Městec Králové was established as a walled town on the road from Hradec Králové to Prague in the 13th century. [4]According to legends, Queen Kunigunde, the wife of King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, was returning from Červený Hradec (today Hradec Králové) to Prague and abruptly gave birth to Ottokar II of Bohemia, the most powerful king of the Přemyslid Dynasty, in Městec Králové.
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However, Hradec Králové Region does not rank among key industrial areas – its 2012 share in sales of industrial enterprises accounted for 3.8% of the national's total. With regard to agriculture, crop production focuses on cereals (wheat and barley), rape and maize, with industrial sugar beet production playing an important role too.