Předklášteří is a municipality and village in

Brno-Country District Brno-Country District ( cs, okres Brno-venkov) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is in the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The distr ...

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 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Závist is an administrative part of Předklášteří.

Geography

Předklášteří is located about northwest 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 is situated on the right bank of the Svratka River, at the confluence of the rivers Svratka and Loučka and the stream Besének. Předklášteří lies in the

Křižanov Highlands The Křižanov Highlands ( cs, Křižanovská vrchovina, german: Krischanauer Bergland) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region. Geomorphology The Křižanov Highlands i ...

. The highest point is the hill Výrovka at .

History

The first written mention of the Předklášteří area is from 1233, when the convent was founded. The first written mention of the settlement itself is from 1530. Předklášteří was joined to

Tišnov Tišnov (; german: Tischnowitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,200 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Hajánky, Hájek, Jamné and Pejškov are administrative parts ...

in 1953–1990. Since 1990 it has been a separate municipality.

Culture

The

Porta coeli Convent Porta coeli ("Heaven's Gate" in Latin) is a 13th-century convent (women monastery) located in Předklášteří, near Tišnov, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, after which the asteroid 3276 Porta Coeli is named. Situated in the valley of ...

is often used to hold concerts of sacred music.

Sights

The main historical and tourist attraction is the

, a 13th-century women monastery with unique architecture.

Gallery

Predklasteri-klaster Porta coeli.jpeg, The convent Předklášteří-klášter-papírna.JPG, View from the southwest Klínek-Předklášteří.JPG, View from the south

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Predklasteri Villages in Brno-Country District