Sokolnice () is a municipality and village in

Brno-Country District Brno-Country District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made up of 187 municipalities, which is the highes ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Sokolnice is located about southeast 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

Dyje–Svratka Valley The Dyje–Svratka Valley () is a valley and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Moravian Region. Its name is derived from the rivers Thaya (Dyje) and Svratka. Geomorphology The Dyje–Svratka Valley ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Říčka River flows through the village. The Dunávka Stream flows through the western part of the municipality and supplies Balaton Pond.

History

The first written mention of Sokolnice is from 1408. Until the end of the 15th century, the village was owned by the monastery in

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 passed on to various lesser nobles. Even in the following centuries, Sokolnice often changed owners. The village was badly damaged during the

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. From 1705 to 1875, Sokolnice was a property of the

Dietrichstein family The House of Dietrichstein was one of the oldest and most prominent Austrian noble families originating in the Duchy of Carinthia. The family belonged to the high nobility (German: ''Hochadel''). The Nikolsburg branch was elevated to the rank o ...

Demographics

Transport

The municipality is served by the ''Sokolnice-Telnice'' train station, located on the railway line heading from Křenovice to

Skalice nad Svitavou Skalice nad Svitavou is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Skalice nad Svitavou lies approximately north of Blansko, north of Brno, and south-east o ...

via Brno. The station is situated just outside the municipal territory.

Sights

The main landmark of Sokolnice is the Sokolnice Castle. It was built on the site of an older fortress. It was originally built in the Baroque style and later rebuilt in the

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style. Today it houses a retirement home. A part of the castle is a valuable early Baroque chapel. The castle is surrounded by a freely accessible park. A cultural monument is the former granary. It is a large Baroque building from the first quarter of the 18th century. Today it is converted into a modern apartment building.

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* {{authority control Villages in Brno-Country District