Hrotovice is a 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 1,800 inhabitants.
Etymology
The village was named after Dětřich Theodoricus Hrut, who was its probable founder.
Geography
Hrotovice is located about southeast 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 ...
. It 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 highest point is at above sea level. The Rouchovanka Stream flows through the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Hrotovice is in a deed of King
Ottokar I from 1228. The owners were various lesser noble families and changed frequently. For the longest time, Hrotovice was the property of the Osovský of Doubravice family, who owned it from 1420 until the end of the 16th century.
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Demographics
Sights
The main landmark of the town square is the castle. It was a Renaissance castle on medieval foundations, rebuilt in the current Baroque form. Today, the town hall is located here.
An important monument is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It is a late Romanesque building with Baroque modifications.
The former village of Mstěnice is an archaeologically important location. The existence of the village was first documented in 1393. The village was abolished in 1468. The foundations of the homesteads have been well preserved.
Notable people
*František Bohumír Zvěřina
František Bohumír Zvěřina (4 February 1835 – 27 December 1908) was a Czech painter.
Life
Zvěřina was born in Hrotovice. The tenth of twelve children, he spent his young childhood in his native Hrotovice and 1845 went to Znojmo for secon ...
(1835–1908), painter
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Třebíč District