Rosice (; german: Rossitz) is a town in
Brno-Country District
Brno-Country District ( cs, okres Brno-venkov) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is in the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The dist ...
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 6,500 inhabitants.
Geography
Rosice is located about southwest of
Brno. It lies in the
Boskovice Furrow. The Bobrava River flows through the town.
History
The first written mention of Rosice is from 1259. The most prominent owners of the manor were the
Zierotins, who acquired it in 1562 and built a castle here. In 1907, Rosice was promoted to a town by
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until hi ...
.
Demographics
Sport
The local football club
FC Slovan Rosice plays in the
Moravian-Silesian Football League (3rd tier of the Czech football league system).
Sights
Rosice Castle is the main sight in the town. It was built in the Renaissance style in 1570–1579 and replaced an old medieval fortress from the 13th century. It is surrounded by a large castle park. Nowadays part of the castle is open to the public and part of it houses a library or a cultural centre.
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The parish Church of Saint Martin is the oldest monument in Rosice. The Romanesque windows in its -high tower indicate that the building dates probably from the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times. It has one Gothic and one Renaissance chapel. The interior has its current look since the 18th century.
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Notable people
*Zdeněk Bobrovský
Zdeněk Bobrovský (1 December 1933 – 21 November 2014) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team.
National team career
With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Bobrovský competed in the ...
(1933–2014), basketball player
*Jan Bobrovský
Jan Bobrovský (born March 29, 1945, Rosice) is a former Czechoslovak professional basketball player, coach, and sports official. He is listed on the honor meritorious deed Sports Masters. His son in law is a former football defender Petr Křiván ...
(born 1945), basketball player and coach
* Ladislav Krejčí (born 1999), footballer
Twin towns – sister cities
Rosice is twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:Lainate
Lainate ( lmo, Lainaa ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Lainate borders the following municipalities: Caronno Pertusella, Origgio, Garbagnate M ...
, Italy
* Rimóc, Hungary
* Strenči, Latvia
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Brno-Country District