Jedovnice is a market town in

Blansko District Blansko District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Blansko. Administrative division Blansko District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with exten ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Jedovnice is located about east of

Blansko Blansko (; ) 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 division Blansko consi ...

and northeast of

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. It lies in the

Drahany Highlands Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Etymology According to one theory, the name is derived from the personal name Drahan. According to other theory, it is deriv ...

. A small western part of the municipal territory lies in the

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Protected Landscape Area. The eastern part of the territory comprises the Rakovec Nature Reserve. Jedovnice lies on the stream Jedovnický potok with a set of fishponds. 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. The most important owners of the estate were the

Salm family The House of Salm was an ancient Lotharingian noble family originating from Salmchâteau in the Ardennes (present-day Belgium) and ruling Salm (state), Salm. The dynasty is above all known for the experiences of the Salm (state)#Upper Salm, Upper ...

, who acquired Jedovnice in 1743. The founded

hammer mill A hammer mill, hammer forge or hammer works was a workshop in the pre-industrial era that was typically used to manufacture semi-finished, wrought iron products or, sometimes, finished agricultural or mining tools, or military weapons. The featur ...

s here and contributed to the development of Jedovnice. They owned the market town until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848. In the first half of the 20th century, Jedovnice became a popular holiday destination.

Demographics

Transport

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

Culture

In 2018 it was the venue for the Linux Bier Wanderung.

Sights

The main landmark of Jedovnice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It 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 .Mikuláš Medek (3 November 1926 – 23 August 1974) was a Czecoslovak painter. He united the artistic tradition of over three generations and thanks to the originality of his expression, depth and spirituality of his extraordinary work, he occu ...

, Jan Koblasa, Josef Istler, Karel Nepraš and Ludvík Kolek in 1963–1976.

Twin towns – sister cities

Jedovnice is twinned with: *

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, Germany

References

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