KojetÃÂn () is a town in PÃ Âerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants.
KojetÃÂn consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
KojetÃÂn is located about northeast of KromÃÂà ÂÃÂà ¾ and southwest of Pà Âerov. It lies mostly in the Upper Morava Valley, the southern part of the municipal territory is located in the LitenÃÂice Hills. The town is located on the right bank of the Morava River. The Haná River flows south of the town.
According to legends, origins of KojetÃÂn can be traced to the times of Samo's Empire. The town is said to receive its name after Samo's legendary son Kojata, who founded a settlement named Kojata, later KojetÃÂn. In fact, it was probably not founded until the 12th or 13th century. The first written mention of KojetÃÂn is from 1233.
Until the Hussite Wars, KojetÃÂn was owned by the Archdiocese of Prague. After the wars, it was acquired by Jià Âàof Sternberg. Until the 18th century, it was gradually owned by several aristocratic families. The town achieved the most significant development during the rule of the Pernà ¡tejn family. In 1720, it returned to the property of the Archdiocese of Prague.
The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava passes through the southern part of the municipal territory.
KojetÃÂn is located on two important railway lines: BrnoâÂÂOstravaâÂÂBohumÃÂn and OlomoucâÂÂVyà ¡kov. A railway line of local importance also leads from KojetÃÂn to Holeà ¡ov.
KojetÃÂn lies in the ethnographic region of Haná.
The most important monument and the landmark of the town is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. This Baroque church from the end of the 17th century was built on a Gothic ground plan.
The former synagogue in KojetÃÂn is one of the oldest synagogues in Moravia. The building currently serves as a prayer house for the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. There is also a Jewish cemetery, first documented after 1550.