Horňácko

Horňácko (pronounced [ˈɦorɲaːtsko], Upper Moravian Slovakia) is an ethnographic microregion situated in the Hodonín District, South Eastern Moravia, Czech Republic.

[1] Microregion Horňácko is located in the northwest foothills of the southern part of the White Carpathians, close to the border with Slovakia.

The highest peak of the region is Velká Javořina (970 m above sea level), a traditional place of meetings between Czechs and Slovaks.

the hilly and somewhat isolated landscape has influenced crafts, folk costume, arts, traditions, the development and distinctive regional character of the area.

There are no archaeological remains from the time, such as pottery, that indicate permanent settlement in the area, however, some stone tools and weapons have been discovered nearby Velká nad Veličkou.

The Slavs apparently settled in the valley between Lipov and Velká nad Veličkou, but the lack of findings and evidence precludes accurate dating of their arrival.

A part of the estates nearby Velká nad Veličkou was attributed to the monastery in Velehrad in a document confirmed by the Bohemian king Ottokar I.

[3] The bad situation in the area in the late 17th and 18th century worsened by epidemics of plague, military conflicts, and continuing Counter-Reformation.

Bishop Gorazd of Prague, executed by Nazis for his participation in the assassination of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich, was a native from Hrubá Vrbka.

[4] Composer Leoš Janáček regarded Horňácko "the most important center of traditional folk music in Moravian Slovakia".

Folk musicians from Horňácko often use unusual combinations of tones and harsh harmonies, seemingly omitting the standard procedures of musical theory.

The lyrics of the songs serve as the means of expression for various opinions and feelings: love, joy, sadness, poverty, unfulfilled expectations, etc.