Viničné Šumice 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.

Geography

Viničné Šumice is located about east 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 on the border between the Vyškov Gate and

Drahany Highlands Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Drahany lies approximately west of Prostějov, south-west of Olomouc, and east of Prague. Notable people *Wilhelm Kosch ...

. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Šumice is from 1350. The village was part of the Vildenberk estate, owned by

Jobst of Moravia Jobst of Moravia ( cs, Jošt Moravský or ''Jošt Lucemburský''; german: Jo(b)st or ''Jodokus von Mähren''; c. 1354 – 18 January 1411), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Margrave of Moravia from 1375, Duke of Luxembourg and Elector of ...

from 1371, but the Vildenberk Castle was abandoned before 1402. Jobst donated the village to Petr of Kravaře in 1402. In 1417, Šumice acquired the vineyard right. The village then often changed owners, which lasted until 1637. From 1637 to 1920, Šumice was a property of the Liechtenstein family. In 1925, the name of the municipality was changed to Viničné Šumice (from ''vinice'', meaning 'vineyard').

Demographics

Economy

Viničné Šumice is the northernmost wine municipality in

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Viničné Šumice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a stone cross from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, located in the centre of the village. Next to the cross is a belfry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinicne Sumice Villages in Brno-Country District