Jevišovice (german: Jaispitz) is a town in
Znojmo District
Znojmo District ( cs, okres Znojmo) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Znojmo.
List of municipalities
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Běhařovice -
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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. Th ...
. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an
urban monument zone.
Geography
Jevišovice is located about north of
Znojmo
Znojmo (; german: Znaim) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian R ...
and southwest of
Brno. It lies in the
Jevišovice Uplands. It is situated on the right bank of the
Jevišovka River. The Jevišovice Reservoir is built on the river.
History
The first written mention of Jevišovice is from 1289. Until 1945, it was a town. In 2007, Jevišovice was restored the title of a town.
Sights
The most significant monument is the Old Castle. The original Gothic castle was baroque rebuilt by
Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches
Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches (16 August 1608 to 12 August 1682), also known as Ludwig de Souches, was a French-born professional soldier who spent a number of years in the Swedish Army before switching to Imperial service in 1642. Although he was ...
in the first half of the 17th century. Today it is owned and administered by
Moravské zemské muzeum in
Brno and containts several expositions.
The New Castle was built by Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches in the early 1680s as a wooden Baroque hunting castle, and replaced in 1879 by the current structure. Today it houses a retirement house. It has a large castle park with 22 Baroque sculptures which is open to the public.
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Notable people
* Joann Venuto (1746–1833), painter
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Znojmo District