Modřice (; german: Mödritz) is a town in
Brno-Country District 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 5,600 inhabitants.
Geography
Modřice is located about south 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
Dyje–Svratka Valley
The Dyje–Svratka Valley ( cs, Dyjsko-svratecký úval, german: Thaya-Schwarza Talsenke) is a geomorphological feature (a special type of vale) in South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
History
The Dyje–Svratka Valley has been a natural ...
. It is situated on the right bank of the
Svratka River.
History
The first written mention of Modřice is from 1141. There used to be a castle owned by the
Olomouc bishops. In the 13th century, Germanic settlers came and mixed with the original Slavic population.
In the first half of the 20th century, Germans formed majority of the population. After the
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, German inhabitants were
expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs. Modřice became a town in 1994.
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Demographics
Transport
The D2 motorway from Brno to Břeclav
Břeclav (; german: Lundenburg) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Town parts of Charvátská Nová Ves and Poštorná are administrative parts of Břeclav.
Etymol ...
runs next to the town.
Sights
The Church of Saint Gotthard is the landmark of the town. The original Romanesque structure was completely rebuilt in the 1780s. It has preserved Romanesque core, Renaissance portal and late Baroque tower.
Notable people
*Christian Mayer Christian Mayer may refer to:
* Christian Mayer (astronomer) (1719–1783), Czech astronomer and teacher
*Christian Mayer (skier) (born 1972), Austrian former alpine skier
*Christian Mayer (Wisconsin politician) (1827–1910), Wisconsin manufacture ...
(1719–1783), German astronomer
*Leander Czerny
Leander (Franz) Czerny (4 October 1859, Modřice, Moravia – 22 November 1944, Pettenbach, Upper Austria) was an Austrian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.
Biography
Czerny, who wrote extensively on Diptera between 1900 and 1939, de ...
(1859–1944), Austrian entomologist
*Jiří Ventruba
Jiří Ventruba (2 February 1950 – 9 March 2021) was a Czech Neurosurgery, neurosurgeon and politician.
Biography
He was born in Brno, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Rep ...
(1950–2021), neurosurgeon and politician
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Brno-Country District