Pustiměř is a municipality and village 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

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of the

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. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Pustiměř consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Pustiměř (771) *Pustiměřské Prusy (1,049)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Pustimir or from similar old Slavic name.

Geography

Pustiměř is located about northeast 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 northeast 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

Vyškov Gate The Vyškov Gate (, , , ) is a geomorphological feature in the Moravia (Czech Republic). It is formed by the depression between the Western Carpathian Mountains in the east and the Bohemian massif (Drahanská vrchovina) in the west. The drainage ...

, only the northwestern part of the municipal territory extends into 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 stream Pustiměřský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Pustiměř is in a deed of Stará Boleslav chapter from 1046. In the 1141 deed of Bishop

Jindřich Zdík Jindřich Zdík (also anglicized as ''Henry Zdík''; – 1150 in Prague) was a Czech bishop and diplomat. He served as bishop of Olomouc from 1126 to 1150. He was a promoter of church reforms and is considered one of the most educated Czechs of ...

, Pustiměř was listed as a property of the Olomouc Bishopric. After a monastery was founded in Pustiměř in 1340, the settlement became a

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and further developed. The monastery was demolished during the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, but it was officially abolished only in 1588. The development of Pustiměř was ended by the

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Demographics

Transport

The D46 motorway (part of the European route E462) from

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

to Vyškov passes through the municipal territory.

Sights

The main landmark of Pustiměř is the Church of Saint Benedict. It was built in 1901 on the site of a medieval church that had to be demolished. Near the church is the Chapel of Saint Anne. Originally a Gothic chapel from the 14th century, it was rebuilt after the 1635 fire. Since 1687, it has been a pilgrimage site. Next to the chapel is a ruin of the Rotunda of Saint Pantaleon. It was a Romanesque building, built probably in the second half of the 11th century. It is significant historical evidence of the original centre of Slavic liturgy.