Rouchovany is a municipality and village in

Třebíč District Třebíč District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Třebíč. Administrative division Třebíč District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended c ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Rouchovany consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rouchovany (1,043) *Šemíkovice (75)

Geography

Rouchovany is located about southeast of

Třebíč Třebíč (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 35,000 inhabitants. The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictines, Benedictine monastery, where the castle is loca ...

and southwest of

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. It lies in the

Jevišovice Uplands Jevišovice () is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urb ...

. The highest point is the Cibuluška hill at above sea level. The Rouchovanka Stream flows through the municipality. The Rokytná River, to which the Rouchovanka is going, flows along the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Rouchovany is from 1243. In 1353, it was referred to as a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. In 1468, the village was officially promoted to a market town, but it later lost the title. Between 1458 and 1471, Rouchovany was acquired by the

Pernštejn family The House of Pernštejn () was one of the oldest and most important (uradel) families originating from Moravian nobility, along with the House of Rosenberg, that played an important role in the medieval history of Bohemian nobility from the 13th ...

. Vilém II of Pernštejn gave Rouchovany as a dowry to his daughter, and thus they came into the hands of the lords of Lipá. They owned it until the

Battle of White Mountain The Battle of White Mountain (; ) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian Revolt and ensured Habsburg control for the next three hundred years. It was fought on 8 November 16 ...

in 1620, when their properties were confiscated. From 1622 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Rouchovany was the property of the

House of Liechtenstein The House of Liechtenstein (), from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only Dynasty#Dynast, dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the thro ...

. During their rule, the importance of the settlement declined. In 1805, most of Rouchovany was destroyed by a large fire.

Demographics

Economy

A part of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station lies in the municipal territory.

Transport

There are no railways (except for the spur line for the needs of the nuclear power station) or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is an early Baroque building with a Romanesque core. Next to the church is an architecturally valuable separate bell tower, built in the Romanesque-Renaissance style in 1585–1610.

References

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* {{authority control Villages in Třebíč District