Letovice (german: Lettowitz) is a town in

Blansko District Blansko District ( cs, okres Blansko) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Blansko. List of municipalities Adamov - Bedřichov - Benešov - Blansko - Borotín - B ...

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 6,700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The town part of Třebětín and villages of Babolky, Chlum, Dolní Smržov, Jasinov, Kladoruby, Klevetov, Kněževísko, Kochov, Lhota, Meziříčko, Novičí, Podolí, Slatinka, Zábludov and Zboněk are administrative parts of Letovice.

Geography

Letovice is located about north of

Blansko Blansko (; german: Blanz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town. Administrative parts Vill ...

and north 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 mostly in the

Boskovice Furrow Boskovice (; german: Boskowitz) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. The area of the historic town centre, Jewish quarter, château complex and castle ruin is well preser ...

. The highest point is the hill Ve Vrších at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Svitava River, at its confluence with the Křetínka River. West of the town on the Křetínka, there is the Letovice Reservoir.

History

The first written mention of Letovice is from 1145.

Demographics

Sights

The landmark of the town is the Letovice Castle. The original castle from the 13th century was rebuilt into an early Baroque residence at the end of the 17th century. Today the castle is privately owned and gradually repaired with the aim of making it available to the public.

Notable people

Count Gustav Kálnoky Count Gustav Siegmund Kálnoky von Kőröspatak (Hungarian: ''gróf Kálnoky Gusztáv Zsigmond'') (December 29, 1832February 13, 1898), was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat and statesman. Biography Kálnoky was born in Letovice (Lettowitz), Moravia t ...

(1832–1898), Austro-Hungarian diplomat and statesman *

Alois Biach Alois Biach (1 May 1849 – 1918) was an Austrian physician and medical writer. Biach was born in Lettowitz, Moravia, in 1849. He was educated at the gymnasium at Brünn and at the University of Vienna. After graduating as Doctor of Medicine in 1 ...

(1849–1918), Austrian physician and medical writer *

Emanuel Löffler Emanuel Löffler (29 December 1901 in Meziříčko – 5 August 1986 in Prague) was a Czech gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936'' ...

(1901–1986), gymnast

Twin towns – sister cities

Letovice is twinned with: *

Chełmno Chełmno (; older en, Culm; formerly ) is a town in northern Poland near the Vistula river with 18,915 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of the Chełmno County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Due to its regional importan ...

, Poland *

Kirchlinteln Kirchlinteln is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its central village is situated approximately 6 km east of Verden, and 40 km southeast of Bremen. It is surrounded by the Linteln Geest (also called ...

, Germany * Kőbánya (Budapest), Hungary *

Slepčany Slepčany ( hu, Szelepcsény) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1165. Geography The municipality lies at ...

, Slovakia * Stari Grad, Croatia

References

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Blansko District