Budišov (german: Budischau) is a market town in

Třebíč District Třebíč District ( cs, okres Třebíč) is a Okres, district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Třebíč. Administrative division Třebíč District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Mu ...

in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; cs, Kraj Vysočina "Highlands Region", , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the hist ...

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. The ...

. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Mihoukovice is an administrative part of Budišov.

Geography

Budišov is located about northeast of

Třebíč Třebíč (; german: Trebitsch; yi, טרייביטש Treybitsh) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictine ...

and west of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

. The southwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the

Jevišovice Uplands Jevišovice (german: Jaispitz) is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Geograph ...

, the northeastern part lies in the

Křižanov Highlands The Křižanov Highlands ( cs, Křižanovská vrchovina, german: Krischanauer Bergland) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region. Geomorphology The Křižanov Highlands i ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. A notable body of water is Pyšelák Pond, but there are also several other smaller ponds.

History

The first written mention of Budišov is from 1298. The village was promoted to 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 rural ...

in 1538 by Emperor Ferdinand I. Among the most notable owners of Budišov was the

Berka of Dubá Berka of Dubá ( cs, Berka z Dubé) was a cadet branch of a Bohemian noble family of Lords of Dubá established by Hynek Berka of Dubá (1249–1306). It held estates in what is today the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany throughout the Middl ...

family.

Transport

Budišov is located on the railway line

Žďár nad Sázavou Žďár nad Sázavou (; german: Saar) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It is situated on a major rail link between Prague and Brno. The town both industrial and tourist centre. It is known f ...

– Studenec.

Sights

The Church of Saint Gotthard is a valuable Gothic building with a late Romanesque core and later modifications. It has a Baroque prismatic tower with a unique, over 4 metre high

weather vane A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind. It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building. The word ''vane'' comes from the Old English word , m ...

. The Budišov Castle is the second landmark of the market town. The original water fortress from the 13th century was rebuilt into the Renaissance castle in 1573 by Václav Berka of Dubá. After 1715, the castle was rebuilt into the representative Baroque residence by the Paar family. The castle is surrounded with a large landscape park. Since 1974, the castle has been managed by the Moravské zemské muzeum. It is open to the public.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Budisov Populated places in Třebíč District Market towns in the Czech Republic