ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈɪʔn̩ mˈɛnʃən ʌv hˈoʊlʃɑːv ɪz fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ɪn ɐ dˈiːd ʌv dʒˈɪndɹɪtʃ zˈiːdˈɪk, wˌɛn ðə sˈɛɾəlmənt wʌzɐ fˈiːf ʌv bˈɪʃəps ʌv ˈɑːləmˌaʊk.
The first written mention of Holešov is from 1141 in a deed of Jindřich Zdík, when the settlement was a fief of bishops of Olomouc.