Letovice (german: Lettowitz) is a town in
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
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 6,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The town part of Třebětín and villages of Babolky, Chlum, Dolní Smržov, Jasinov, Kladoruby, Klevetov, Kněževísko, Kochov, Lhota, Meziříčko, Novičí, Podolí, Slatinka, Zábludov and Zboněk are administrative parts of Letovice.
Geography
Letovice is located about north 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 north of
Brno. It lies mostly in the
Boskovice Furrow. The highest point is the hill Ve Vrších at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the
Svitava River, at its confluence with the Křetínka River. West of the town on the Křetínka, there is the Letovice Reservoir.
History
The first written mention of Letovice is from 1145.
Demographics
Sights
The landmark of the town is the Letovice Castle. The original castle from the 13th century was rebuilt into an early Baroque residence at the end of the 17th century. Today the castle is privately owned and gradually repaired with the aim of making it available to the public.
Notable people
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Count Gustav Kálnoky (1832–1898), Austro-Hungarian diplomat and statesman
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Alois Biach
Alois Biach (1 May 1849 – 1918) was an Austrian physician and medical writer.
Biach was born in Lettowitz, Moravia, in 1849. He was educated at the gymnasium at Brünn and at the University of Vienna. After graduating as Doctor of Medicine in ...
(1849–1918), Austrian physician and medical writer
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Emanuel Löffler
Emanuel Löffler (29 December 1901 in Meziříčko – 5 August 1986 in Prague) was a Czech gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936'' ...
(1901–1986), gymnast
Twin towns – sister cities
Letovice is
twinned with:
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Chełmno
Chełmno (; older en, Culm; formerly ) is a town in northern Poland near the Vistula river with 18,915 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of the Chełmno County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Due to its regional impor ...
, Poland
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Kirchlinteln, Germany
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Kőbánya (Budapest), Hungary
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Slepčany, Slovakia
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Stari Grad, Croatia
References
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Blansko District