Snovídky 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

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 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Snovídky is located about southeast 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 east 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

Ždánice Forest The Ždánice Forest (in Czech, ''Ždánický les''; known in German as the ''Steinitzer Wald'') is a mountain range and forest in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a land ...

range, only a small part of the municipal territory in the north extends into the

Litenčice Hills Litenčice () is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Litenčice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 censu ...

. The highest point is a nameless hill at above sea level. The

Kyjovka The Kyjovka (also known as Stupava) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the South Moravian Region, South Moravian and Zlín Region, Zlín regions. It is long. Etymology The river is named after ...

River and several small streams flow through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Snovídky is from 1360. From the mid-15th century, the village belonged to the

Bučovice Bučovice (; ) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Bučovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...

estate and shared its owners.

Demographics

Transport

The railway line Brno–

Uherské Hradiště Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over ...

runs through the municipality, but there is no train station.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. A landmark is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in the centre of Snovídky.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snovidky Villages in Vyškov District