Bílovice nad Svitavou is a municipality and village in

Brno-Country District Brno-Country District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made up of 187 municipalities, which is the highes ...

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 3,700 inhabitants.

Geography

Bílovice nad Svitavou is located about north 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

Drahany Highlands Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Etymology According to one theory, the name is derived from the personal name Drahan. According to other theory, it is deriv ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Svitava River flows through the municipality. Most of the municipal territory is forested.

History

The first written mention of Bílovice nad Svitavou is from 1419.

Demographics

Transport

Bílovice nad Svitavou is located on the railway line Brno–

Letovice Letovice () is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Letovice consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): * ...

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. It was built in the noo-Gothic style with Art Nouveau elements in 1908–1913. In the interior there is a rare statue of St. Wenceslaus from the second half of the 17th century. At the instigation of the writer

Rudolf Těsnohlídek Rudolf Těsnohlídek (7 June 1882 – 12 January 1928) was a Czechs, Czech writer, poet, journalist and translator. He also used the pseudonym Arnošt Bellis. Biography Těsnohlídek was born on 7 June 1882 in Čáslav, Austria-Hungary. He a ...

, a monument to those killed in World War I was created in Bílovice nad Svitavou in 1915. This is the first monument of this kind in Europe. The house where the writer

Stanislav Kostka Neumann Stanislav Kostka Neumann (born Stanislav Jan Konstantin Václav Bohudar; 5 June 1875 – 28 June 1947) was a Czech poet, literary critic, journalist and translator. He was known for his anarchist and communist views, which influenced his work. He ...

lived until 1915 is a valuable rural Art Nouveau house, protected as a cultural monument. In 1964, a monument to Stanislav Kostka Neumann, created by

Vincenc Makovský Vincenc Makovský (3 June 1900 – 28 December 1966) was a Czechs, Czech sculptor, industrial designer and university teacher. Biography Vincenc Makovský was born on 3 June 1900 in Nové Město na Moravě. After he graduated from the high schoo ...

, was unveiled in the municipality. Ronov Castle used to be in the woods in the northern part of the territory. It was founded in the second half of the 14th century. Only the remains of the foundations and the system of ramparts and ditches have survived to this day, but the locality is still a tourist destination.

Notable people

(1875–1947), poet; lived here in 1907–1915 *

(1882–1928), writer; lived here in 1914–1922

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bilovice Nad Svitavou Villages in Brno-Country District