Drásov is a market town 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 2,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Drásov is located about northwest 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 mostly in the

Boskovice Furrow Boskovice (; ) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. The area of the historic town centre, Jewish quarter, château complex and castle ruin is well preserved and is protec ...

, only the forested hills in the northwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the

Upper Svratka Highlands The Upper Svratka Highlands (, ) is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone – east south part of Bohemian Massif. Geogra ...

. The highest point is a hill at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Drásov is in a deed of King Wenceslaus I from 1238. Drásov was known for its vineyards, which existed here until the 19th century, and for the mining of red sandstone in several quarries in the vicinity.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Drásov is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It is a medieval Gothic church with Baroque modifications. In the interior there are partly preserved Gothic wall paintings.

Notable people

Vladimír Šmeral Vladimír Šmeral (16 October 1903 – 15 March 1982) was a Czech actor. Life Šmeral was born on 16 October 1903 in Drásov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He started acting in Zemské divadlo in Brno. He moved to Prague and acted in Liberated Thea ...

(1903–1982), actor *

Michal Hašek Michal Hašek (born 17 April 1976) is a Czech politician and former Governor of the South Moravian Region. From 2002 until 2014, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP). He also served as shadow Minister of Agriculture in the shadow cabi ...

(born 1976), politician, former mayor of Drásov

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drasov Populated places in Brno-Country District Market towns in the Czech Republic