Drnholec () is a market town in

Břeclav District Břeclav District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Břeclav. Administrative division Břeclav District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended c ...

in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...

of the

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. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Geography

Drnholec is located about northwest of

Břeclav Břeclav (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Located at the Czech-Austrian state border and near the Czech–Slovak state border, it is an important railway hub. Administrative divis ...

and south of

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

. It lies in the

Dyje–Svratka Valley The Dyje–Svratka Valley () is a valley and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Moravian Region. Its name is derived from the rivers Thaya (Dyje) and Svratka. Geomorphology The Dyje–Svratka Valley ...

. The market town is situated on the banks of the

Thaya The Thaya (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a right tributary of the Morava (river), Morava River. It flows through the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic and through Lower Austria in Austria. It is formed by the conflue ...

River. The western tip of the Nové Mlýny reservoirs, built on the Thaya, extends into the territory of Drnholec.

History

The first written mention of Drnholec is from 1249. From 1350, it was referred to as a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. From 1394, Drnholec was ruled by a branch of the Liechtenstein family. In 1578, the Drnholec estate was sold to the Teuffenbach family. They had rebuilt the local dilapidated castle into a Renaissance aristocratic residence and expanded the estate. The Teuffenbachs owned Drnholec until the death of last Teuffenbach in 1653. After that, the estate was inherited by the Sternberg family.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Drnholec is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Baroque style in 1750–1757. The Drnholec Castle has a Gothic core from the 14th century, which was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1583. In the 18th century, it was rebuilt to its present form. A notable building is the Renaissance town hall. It dates from 1591. The southeastern wing was built in 1840.

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* {{authority control Populated places in Břeclav District Market towns in the Czech Republic