Předklášteří 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

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of the

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. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Předklášteří consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Předklášteří (1,450) *Závist (6)

Geography

Předklášteří is located about northwest 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

Křižanov Highlands The Křižanov Highlands (, ) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region. Geomorphology The Křižanov Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within ...

. The highest point is the hill Výrovka at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Svratka River, at the confluence of the Svratka and Bobrůvka rivers and the Besének Stream.

History

The first written mention of the Předklášteří area is from 1233, when the Porta coeli Convent was founded. The first written mention of the settlement itself is from 1530. Předklášteří was joined to

Tišnov Tišnov (; ) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Tišnov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...

in 1953–1990. Since 1990, it has been a separate municipality.

Demographics

Transport

A railway passes through the territory of Předklášteří, but there are no train stations. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring

Culture

The convent is often used to hold concerts of sacred music.

Sights

The main historical and tourist attraction is the Porta coeli Convent, a women's monastery from the mid-13th-century with unique architecture. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument. A significant landmark is also the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the late Gothic style. Next to the church is a Baroque mortuary from around 1700.

Gallery

Předklášteří-klášter-papírna.JPG, View from the southwest Klínek-Předklášteří.JPG, View from the south Předklášteří, kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (2013-08-01; 01).jpg, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the convent Předklášteří, kostel Nejsvětější Trojice (2013-08-01; 04).jpg, Church of the Holy Trinity

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Predklasteri Villages in Brno-Country District