The first written mention of the village dates from 1294. The original name of the city Hluk was established, according to extant sources, from the Latin word "hlucium" to noisily running water stream Okluky, which flows through the town. Perhaps it is also the connection between the name and the medieval city of Hluk Lucká province, which was the center of Hluk possible.
The city is famous for its traditional Ride of the Kings, which is held every three years, on the first weekend in July. This folk tradition commemorates historic event, when King Matthias Corvinus after losing the battle fled through Hluk in female disguise. At present, there is a tradition maintained style when through the city is decorated with ribbons and decorated horses transported the little boy in the women national costumes of Hluk, accompanied by costumed legrutů. The parade is accompanied by hundreds of costumed citizens of the city, surrounding municipalities, foreign and domestic ensembles.
Music
The Ride of the Kings is also linked to the annual brass band festival and a folklore festival. In Hluk also has many other bands and dulcimer music. Among the most famous include DH Šarovec and DH Kosenka. Furthermore, CM Babica, CM Ženičky, CM Šefranica.
Associations and clubs
In Hluk has a wide variety of ensembles, circles, and other areas of interest. These bands and dulcimer also include folklore groups operating either at Hluk Elementary School or working with the support of the city of Hluk. Namely, they are: Women's choir Ženičky, Male choir, Folk ensemble Okluky, Folk ensemble Dolňácko and then the children's folklore ensembles from the smallest to the DFS Košuláčci, DFS Žarůžek, DFS Hluboček. Children sets operate at Hluk Elementary School and serves as a school child to the adult ensemble Okluky. The ensemble was founded in 2014 and is one of the youngest Folklore group in Hluk.
Esperanto
In 1933, Esperanto Club was based in Hluk, whose members maintained correspondence contacts with speakers of Esperanto in many countries and was invited to several important Hluk travelers who lectures in Esperanto with translation into Czech in front of a local audience. Every year, also held parties with rich Czech-Esperanto program and in 1937 was staged drama Jízdní hlídka with Legionnaire's theme by František Langer in Esperanto translation Kavaleria patrolo.
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Notable people
František Hořínek, teacher, chronicler, who wrote Slovácké městečko Hluk
Jan Smital, painter
Dominik Černý, a painter painting national costumes of Hluk and the city of Hluk
