Ždánice () is a town in

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

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 2,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Ždánice is located about north of

Hodonín Hodonín (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Geography Hodonín is located about southeast of Brno, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Va ...

and southeast 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 mostly in the

Ždánice Forest The Ždánice Forest (in Czech, ''Ždánický les''; known in German as the ''Steinitzer Wald'') is a mountain range and forest in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a land ...

, only a small southern part on the municipal territory lies in the

Kyjov Hills The Kyjov Hills () is an area in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. These relatively modest hills and undulating plateaus form a part of the Central Moravian Carpathians, within the Outer Western Carpathians. The hills spread ove ...

. The highest point is the hill U Slepice at above sea level. The

Trkmanka The Trkmanka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the South Moravian Region. It is long. Characteristic The Trkmanka originates in the territory of Ždánice in the Ždánice Forest range at an ...

River originates in the western part of the municipal territory and then flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Ždánice is from 1349, when there already were a castle, mills, vineyards and pastures. The town was damaged during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

. From 1622, Ždánice was owned by the Liechtenstein family.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads running through the town. The I/54 road, which connects the D1 motorway with

Kyjov Kyjov (; or ''Geyen'') is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monum ...

and further continues to the Czech-Slovak border, runs along the southern municipal border.

Sights

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is an early Baroque building with later modifications. It dates from around 1700. The Ždánice Castle was built in the Renaissance style in 1569 on the site of an old fortress. In 1762 and 1789, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style to its current form. The castle is surrounded by a park. Today the castle houses the Vrbas Museum. It is a regional museum founded by local teacher and historian Jakub Vrbas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zdanice Populated places in Hodonín District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Moravian Slovakia