Marefy
Sign in to saveMarefy (formerly also Marhefy and Marhéfy, ) is a village and municipal part of Bučovice, a town in Vyškov District of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located west of the main town, on the left bank of the Litava river. It has about 400 inhabitants.
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Marefy (formerly also Marhefy and Marhéfy, ) is a village and municipal part of Bučovice, a town in Vyškov District of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located west of the main town, on the left bank of the Litava river. It has about 400 inhabitants.
== Etymology == The settlement was originally called Meierhof ("courtyard, large estate"). The abbreviation gave rise to the form Marhof and from it the Czech name Marhofy. The vowel -e- in the second syllable of the Czech name was taken from the German diminutive Marhöffen or Marhöfel. Both the German and Czech names were then shortened to Marhöf and Marefy.
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