Nezamyslice is a market town in

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in the

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of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Nezamyslice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nezamyslice (1,414) *Těšice (65)

Geography

Nezamyslice is located about south of

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and south of

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. It lies in an agricultural landscape on the border between the

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and Vyškov Gate. The

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River flows through the market town.

History

The first written mention of Nezamyslice is from 1276. The village of Těšice was first mentioned in 1274. Until 1383, the village was divided into three parts with different owners; among the most important owners were the Lords of Kravaře and Lords of Cimburk. In 1383, the Augustinian monastery in

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bought all the parts. The monastery owned Nezamyslice until the abolishment of the monastery in 1784. In 1813, Count Segur purchased the village. From 1819 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Nezamyslice was a property of

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Demographics

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

runs south of the market town. Nezamyslice is located on the railway lines Brno–

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and

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– Uničov.

Sights

The main landmark of Nezamyslice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1697. Next to the church is the Nezamyslice Castle. It is a Baroque building dating from 1764. Today it houses a social welfare institute. A part of the castle complex is a Baroque granary, built in 1679.

Notable people

Jan of Předbořice Jan of Předbořice was a 14th-century Bohemian priest and abbot. He came from the village of Předbořice. In 1391, he was mentioned as a sacristan belonging to the monastery at Nezamyslice. As a prior, he was sent to bring tithes to Rome in 139 ...

, 14th century priest; abbot of the Nezamyslice Monastery

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