Jedovnice is a market town in the
Blansko District 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
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. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.
Geography
Jedovnice is located about east of
Blansko
Blansko (; german: Blanz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town.
Administrative parts
Vil ...
and northeast of
Brno. It lies in the
Drahany Highlands. Small western part of the municipal territory lies in 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. Eastern part of the territory comprises the Rakovec Nature Reserve.
Jedovnice lies on the Jedovnický Stream with a set of ponds. The largest of the ponds is Olšovec, which borders the built-up area. The pond was first mentioned in 1371. It has an area of and the length of the dam is . It is a major recreation centre.
History
The first written mention of Jedovnice is from 1251. In 1335, the settlement was promoted to a market town.
Culture
In 2018 it was the venue for the
Linux Bier Wanderung.
Sights
The parish Church of Saint Peter and Paul was built in the current Baroque form in 1783–1785 by extension and reconstruction of the original Gothic building. It is remarkable for the modern interior made by
Mikuláš Medek, Jan Koblasa, Josef Istler, Karel Nepraš and Ludvík Kolek in 1963–1976.
Twin towns – sister cities
Jedovnice is
twinned with:
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Aschheim
Aschheim is a small town and municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany. It lies beyond the northeastern outskirts of Munich.
Aschheim is the location of BMW's test track opened by the manufacturer in 1972, and also has a golf ...
, Germany
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Market towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Blansko District