Veverská Bítýška is a town 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

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. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Bítýška is a diminutive of Bíteš (compared with the nearby

Velká Bíteš Velká Bíteš (until 1924 Velká Byteš) is a town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument ...

). It is derived from the personal Old Czech name Bítech, Bietech or Bytech. The attribute Veverská refers to belonging to Veveří Castle.

Geography

Veverská Bítýška 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 mostly in the Boskovice Furrow. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Křižanov Highlands and includes the highest point of Veverská Bítýška, a hill with an altitude of . The town lies on the Svratka River, at its confluence with the stream Bílý potok.

History

The first written mention of Veverská Bítýška is from 1376. It was part of the Veveří estate. In 1521, it 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 ...

. Veverská Bítýška was promoted to a town in 2018.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Veverská Bítýška is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1771–1782. The Jaroš's watermill is located on the Bílý potok. It is a valuable technical monument dating from 1938 with a set of technological equipment. Today it houses the Museum of Mill Craft.

Notable people

* Marie Kudeříková (1921–1943), resistance fighter; lived here

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veverska Bityska Populated places in Brno-Country District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic