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.
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in the
South Moravian Region of the
Czech Republic. 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 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
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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
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Alois Biach (1849–1918), Austrian physician and medical writer
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Emanuel Löffler (1901–1986), gymnast
Twin towns – sister cities
Letovice is
twinned with:
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Chełmno, Poland
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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
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Kőbánya (Budapest), Hungary
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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
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Stari Grad, Croatia
References
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Blansko District