Švábenice () is a market town in

Vyškov District Vyškov District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov. Administrative division Vyškov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Švábenice is located about east of

Vyškov Vyškov (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Vyškov consists of 13 mun ...

and east of

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

. It lies in the

Litenčice Hills Litenčice () is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Litenčice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 censu ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The brook Švábenický potok flows through the market town.

History

The first written mention of Švábenice is from 1170. It was owned by a local noble family that called themselves Lords of Švábenice. In 1309, they donated the village to the Zderaz Monastery near Prague, but sometime in the next decades they received the village back. In 1377–1400, the village was divided into several parts with different owners. In 1400, the convent in

Pustiměř Pustiměř is a municipality and village in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Pustiměř consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according t ...

bought almost all the parts, only 11 homesteads remained for the Lords of Švábenice. In 1487, Švábenice was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. The convent in Pustiměř held Švábenice until its disestablishment in 1588. From 1588 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality, the village was owned by the Olomouc bishopric. The part with the 11 homesteads was bought by the

Zierotin The House of Zierotin or House of Žerotín () was a Czech Bohemian nobility, noble family in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, one of the oldest and most illustrious noble families from Bohemia and Moravia. The ancestors of the family were first m ...

family at the end of the 16th century and annexed to the Ivanovice estate, where it remained until the establishment of the Švábenice municipality. During industrialization in the 19th century, the importance of Švábenice declined because there was no railway through it.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory. However, the D1 motorway runs north of Švábenice just outside the municipal territory.

Sights

The main landmark of Švábenice is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was built in the Baroque style in 1741.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svabenice Populated places in Vyškov District Market towns in the Czech Republic