Prosiměřice () is a market town in

Znojmo District Znojmo District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Znojmo. Administrative division Znojmo District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competenc ...

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

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. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the personal name Prosimír.

Geography

Prosiměřice is located about northeast of

Znojmo Znojmo (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian Region. The hi ...

and southwest 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 an agricultural landscape 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 at above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the

Jevišovka Jevišovka (until 1949 Frélichov; , ) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Geography Jevišovka is located about west of Břeclav and south of Brno ...

River.

History

The first written mention of Prosiměřice is from 1226, in a document according to which King Ottokar I submitted Prosiměřice to the Louka Monastery in exchange for other village. In 1540, Prosiměřice 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 ...

by Emperor Ferdinand I.

Demographics

Economy

Prosiměřice is known for

viticulture Viticulture (, "vine-growing"), viniculture (, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine ...

. It lies in the Znojemská wine subregion.

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Prosiměřice is the Church of Saint Giles. It was built in the early Gothic style in the second half of the 13th century. In 1543 and in the 19th century, it was rebuilt into its present form.

Notable people

Václav Kosmák Václav Kosmák (5 September 1843, Martínkov – 15 March 1898, Prosiměřice) was a Czech novelist, humorist and satirist. Kosmák was a priest as well as a writer. Notable for his realism and humor, Kosmák's short stories sketch the provin ...

(1843–1898), writer and satirist; died here

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prosimerice Populated places in Znojmo District Market towns in the Czech Republic