Lanžhot () is a town in

Břeclav District Břeclav District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Břeclav. Administrative division Břeclav District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended c ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. Located on the border with Austria and Slovakia, it is the southernmost

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n town.

Etymology

The original Latin name ''Lanczhut'' and the German name ''Landshut'' meant 'land guard', referring to its location on the border between

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and

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. The Czech name is transcription of the original name.

Geography

Lanžhot is located about southeast of

Břeclav Břeclav (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Located at the Czech-Austrian state border and near the Czech–Slovak state border, it is an important railway hub. Administrative divis ...

and 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

Lower Morava Valley The Lower Morava Valley (; ; ) is a geomorphological formation (special type of valley) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is formed by the depression in the Western Carpathians (Ždánice Forest, Kyjov Hills and Pálava Protected Landscap ...

. The municipal territory is located on the border with Austria and Slovakia. The eastern border (with Slovakia) is formed by the Morava River and the western border (with Austria) is partly formed by the

Thaya The Thaya (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a right tributary of the Morava (river), Morava River. It flows through the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic and through Lower Austria in Austria. It is formed by the conflue ...

River. Their confluence forms the

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of the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia. Other notable watercourses in Lanžhot are the

Kyjovka The Kyjovka (also known as Stupava) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the South Moravian Region, South Moravian and Zlín Region, Zlín regions. It is long. Etymology The river is named after ...

River (which joins the Thaya on the Czech-Austrian border) and the Svodnice Stream (which joins the Kyjovka near the town proper). The area of the confluence of the Morava and Thaya, which also includes many pools,

oxbow lake An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or stream pool, pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is meander cutoff, cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. The word "oxbow" can also refer to a U-shaped bend in a river or stream, whether ...

s and channels, is the most valuable

ichthyological Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...

site in the country. About 80% of native Czech fish species can be found there, and 15% of them live only there.

History

The first written mention of Lanžhot is from 1384.

Demographics

Transport

The D2 motorway passes through Lanžhot. On the Czech-Slovak border are two road border crossings and one rail border crossing.

Sights

Lanžhot is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are two homesteads from the second half of the 20th century and a statue of a

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...

soldier from 1953. The main landmark is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. There was an old church, which was completely rebuilt in 1893. Only the sacristy, the chancel and the ascent to the bell tower remained from the old church.

Notable people

* Edmund von Krieghammer (1832–1906), Austrian general *

Antonín Bartoš Antonín Bartoš (12 September 1910 – 13 December 1998) was a Czechs, Czech soldier, member of the World War II Resistance in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak resistance (and commander of Operation Clay), postwar member of the Const ...

(1910–1998), soldier and resistance fighter

Twin towns – sister cities

Lanžhot is twinned with: * Rabensburg, Austria

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanzhot Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Břeclav District Czech Republic–Slovakia border crossings