Šošůvka is a municipality and village in
Blansko District
Blansko District ( cs, okres Blansko) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Blansko.
List of municipalities
Adamov -
Bedřichov -
Benešov -
Blansko -
Borotín -
...
in the
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Geography
Šošůvka is located about northeast of
Blansko and northeast of
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
. It lies in the
Drahany Highlands
Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Drahany lies approximately west of Prostějov, south-west of Olomouc, and east of Prague.
Notable people
*Wilhelm Kosch ...
. The highest point is the hill Helišova skála at above sea level. Šošůvka lies on the northern border of the
Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst ( cs, Moravský kras) is a karst landscape and protected landscape area to the north of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 cav ...
Protected Landscape Area. Part of the ''Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně'' ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves") Nature Reserve is located in the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Šošůvka is from 1374.
References
Villages in Blansko District
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