Rousínov (until 1921 Nový Rousínov; german: Neu Raußnitz, Neuraussnitz) is a town in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 5,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Čechyně, Královopolské Vážany, Kroužek, Rousínovec, Slavíkovice and Vítovice are administrative parts of Rousínov.

Geography

Rousínov is located about east of Brno. It lies mostly in the Vyškov Gate, the southern part of the municipal territory lies in the

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. The Rakovec Stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Rousínov is from 1222. In 1321, it was last referred to as a village. It belonged to the Špilberk estate. It became an important crossroads of trade routes from

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and from

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. Rousínov was a royal town until 1559, when Ferdinand I sold the Špilberk estate. The Jewish community existed here from the second half of the 15th century until 1919. The business activities of the Jews after the

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brought economic prosperity to the town. Until 1945, the village of Čechyně belonged to the German-speaking enclave called ''Vyškov Language Island''. The area was colonized by German settlers in the second half of the 13th century. The coexistence of Czechs and Germans was mostly peaceful, which changed only after 1935, when many Germans tended to Nazism. In 1945, the German population was expelled.

Demographics

Transport

The D1 motorway goes around the town. Rousínov lies on the railway line from Brno to

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Notable people

* Menahem Mendel Auerbach (1620–1689), Austrian rabbi, banker, and commentator; lived here * Josef Flesch (1781–1839), writer and translator *

Nikolai Brashman Nikolai Dmitrievich Brashman (russian: Николáй Дми́триевич Брáшман; german: Nikolaus Braschmann; June 14, 1796 – ) was a Russian mathematician of Jewish-Austrian origin. He was a student of Joseph Johann Littrow, an ...

(1796–1866), Russian mathematician *

František Sušil František Sušil (14 June 1804 in Rousínov, Moravia - 31 May 1868 in Bystřice pod Hostýnem) was a Moravian Roman Catholic priest most noted for his published collection of traditional Moravian folk music, ''Moravské národní písně'', whi ...

(1804–1868), priest and folk music collector *

Nehemiah Brüll __NOTOC__ Nehemiah Brüll (16 March 1843 in Rousínov, Moravia – 5 February 1891 in Frankfurt am Main) was a rabbi and versatile scholar. Life Brüll received his rabbinic-Talmudic education from his father, Jakob Brüll (de), who combined ...

(1843–1892), rabbi

Twin towns – sister cities

Rousínov is twinned with: *

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, Italy *

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, Hungary * Podbranč, Slovakia

References

External links

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Website about history of Rousínov Jews
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