Křtiny is a market town in
Blansko District in the
South Moravian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Geography
Křtiny is located about southeast of
Blansko and northeast 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
Drahany Highlands, on the boundary of the
Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the Proklest hill at above sea level. The stream of Křtinský potok flows through the municipality. Its tributary, a brook named Zemanův žleb, supplies several small fishponds.
History
The first written mention of Křtiny is in a deed of
Pope Gregory IX from 1237, when the village was owned by a women's monastery in Zábrdovice (today part of Brno). The monastery established a branch here, but it was burned down in 1423, 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 Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
. After the war, the Zábrdovice Monastery was forced to pledge Křtiny, but in the second half of the 15th century the monastery regained the village and owned it until the dissolution of the monastery in 1784. During the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...
, Křtiny was looted and badly damaged several times.
From 1830 to 1854, Křtiny was property of the
Dietrichstein family.
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Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Křtiny is known for a significant European pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a travel, journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) w ...
site administered by the Premonstratensians
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their religious habit, habit), is a religious order of cano ...
. In 1718, a Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...
pilgrim complex was created by the original project of Jan Santini Aichel, but was modified during construction and was never fully completed. It comprises the Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary with a Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary and an ossuary
An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce. A body is first buried in a temporary grave, then after some years th ...
and the adjacent Křtiny Manor from the 19th century, formerly the Provost residence.[
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References
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Market towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Blansko District