Pasohlávky () 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 800 inhabitants. It is a summer resort at the
Nové Mlýny Reservoir.
Geography
Pasohlávky is located about south 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
Dyje–Svratka Valley
The Dyje–Svratka Valley () is a valley and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Moravian Region. Its name is derived from the rivers Thaya (Dyje) and Svratka.
Geomorphology
The Dyje–Svratka Valley ...
. The highest point is the hill Hradisko at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the northwestern shore of the
Nové Mlýny Reservoir.
History
The first written mention of Pasohlávky is from 1276, under its original name ''Uherčice na Bílém břehu''. Because of the construction of the Nové Mlýny reservoirs, the
cadastral area of the neighbouring village of
Mušov was joined to Pasohlávky on 1 January 1980 and most of the inhabitants moved to Pasohlávky. The area of Mušov was subsequently flooded.
Demographics
Transport
The I/52 road (continuation of the
D52 motorway from Brno to
Mikulov
Mikulov (; ) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,600 inhabitants. From the 16th to the 19th century, it was the cultural centre of the Jewish community of Moravia. The historic centr ...
, part of the
European route E461) passes through the municipality.
Sights
The areas of Pasohlávky and Mušov are important
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...
s. There are 28 known archaeological sites in the former Mušov and 21 in Pasohlávky. Remains of a permanent
Roman fortress from the 2nd century have been explored here. There is a museum with an exhibition dedicated to the
Roman people
The Roman people was the ethnicity and the body of Roman citizens
(; ) during the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. This concept underwent considerable changes throughout the long history of the Roman civilisation, as i ...
and local discoveries.
[
The Church of Saint Anne was originally a chapel, rebuilt in 1675 and extended to a church in 1811. In 1818, a tower was added.][
On the island in the Nové Mlýny Reservoir is the last remnant of Mušov, the Church of Saint Leonard of Noblac. The originally Romanesque church from the late 12th or early 13th century was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century.][
Aqualand Moravia in Pasohlávky is a ]water park
A water park (also waterpark, water world, or aquapark) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming ...
that is the most visited tourist destination in the South Moravian Region.
References
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Villages in Brno-Country District