Vysočany is a municipality 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 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Housko and Molenburk.

Geography

Vysočany is located about northeast 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. The highest point is the hill Havlenka at above sea level. Between Housko and Molenburk is located the fishpond Polačka.

History

The first written mention of Housko is from 1371, when it was part of the

Holštejn Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Holštejn lies approximately north of Blansko, north of Brno, and south-east of Prague Prague ...

estate. During the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Cat ...

, the village was burned down and abandoned. In the first half of the 18th century, Housko was re-established by Karel Ludvík Count of Roggendorf. Molenburk was founded in 1724, also by Count of Roggendorf. In 1964, the two municipalities were merged.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a stone cross dating from 1806, located in the centre of Housko. The main landmark is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Molenburk. It was built in 1873.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vysocany Villages in Blansko District