Vojnův Městec is a market town in

Žďár nad Sázavou District Žďár nad Sázavou District () is a Okres, district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Žďár nad Sázavou. Administrative division Žďár nad Sázavou District is divided into four Districts of the Czech ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vojnův Městec consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vojnův Městec (749) *Nová Huť (4)

Etymology

The name literally means "Vojna's small town".

Geography

Vojnův Městec is located about northeast of

Žďár nad Sázavou Žďár nad Sázavou (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is an industrial and tourist centre. It is known for the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, which is a UNESCO Wor ...

and northeast of

Jihlava Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihla ...

. The municipal territory extends into three geomorphological regions: the northwestern part lies in the

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, the southwestern part lies in the

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and the eastern part lies in the

Upper Svratka Highlands The Upper Svratka Highlands (, ) is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone – east south part of Bohemian Massif. Geogra ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The brook Městecký potok flows through the market town. The upper course of the Sázava River flows through the woods in the eastern part of the territory. There is the Malé Dářko fishpond in the municipal territory;

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, the largest fishpond in the Vysočina Region, is located just beyond the southern municipal border. The Radostínské rašeliniště National Nature Reserve is located between these two fishponds. The whole territory of Vojnův Městec lies within the

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Protected Landscape Area.

History

THe first written mention of Vojnův Městec (originally named Jindřichova Ves) is in a deed of the monastery in

from 1293. The monastery probably founded the village. Around 1357, when it was called Münprech, the village was acquired by the Vojna of Štětí noble family and 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 ...

. In the 1430s, the market town began to be called Vojnův Městec after the last member of the Vojna family, Jan Vojna.

Demographics

Transport

The I/37 road from

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

passes through the market town.

Sights

The main landmark of Vojnův Městec is the Church of Saint Andrew. Originally a Gothic church, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1770. An architecturally valuable building is the large Baroque house< that once served as an inn.

Notable people

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(1939–2011), ice hockey player

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vojnuv Mestec Populated places in Žďár nad Sázavou District Market towns in the Czech Republic