Jevišovice (german: Jaispitz) is a town in

Znojmo District Znojmo District ( cs, okres Znojmo) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Znojmo. List of municipalities Bantice - Běhařovice - Bezkov - Bítov - Blanné - '' Bl ...

in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

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 1,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Geography

Jevišovice is located about north of

Znojmo Znojmo (; german: Znaim) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian R ...

and southwest 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 ...

. It is situated on the right bank of the

Jevišovka Jevišovka (until 1949 Frélichov; german: Fröllersdorf, hr, Frjelištorf, Frielištof) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Geography Jevišovka is ...

River. The Jevišovice Reservoir is built on the river.

History

The first written mention of Jevišovice is from 1289. Until 1945, it was a town. In 2007, Jevišovice was restored the title of a town.

Sights

The most significant monument is the Old Castle. The original Gothic castle was baroque rebuilt by

Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches (16 August 1608 to 12 August 1682), also known as Ludwig de Souches, was a French-born professional soldier who spent a number of years in the Swedish Army before switching to Imperial service in 1642. Although he was ...

in the first half of the 17th century. Today it is owned and administered by

Moravské zemské muzeum Moravské zemské muzeum (English: ''Moravian Museum'') is a museum in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is the second-largest and second-oldest museum in the country. Its collections include several million objects from many fields of science and cul ...

and containts several expositions. The New Castle was built by Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches in the early 1680s as a wooden Baroque hunting castle, and replaced in 1879 by the current structure. Today it houses a retirement house. It has a large castle park with 22 Baroque sculptures which is open to the public.

Notable people

Joann Venuto Joann Anton Venuto, also styled as Jan Antonín Venuto, (24 May 1746 – 1 April 1833) was a Czech clergyman, watercolorist, draftsman, and cartographer. He specialized in the paintings of Bohemian and Moravian castles. Biography Venuto was bor ...

(1746–1833), painter

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jevisovice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Znojmo District