Závist is a municipality and village in
Blansko District
Blansko District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Blansko.
Administrative division
Blansko District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with exten ...
in the
South Moravian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Geography
Závist is located about west of
Blansko
Blansko (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town.
Administrative division
Blansko consi ...
and north 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 ...
. The southern part of the municipality with the built-up area lies in the northern tip of the
Bobrava Highlands
Bobrava () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Bobravskoye Rural Settlement, Rakityansky District, Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. Its admi ...
, the northern part lies in 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 highest point is at above sea level.
With an area of , it is the smallest municipality in the country.
History
Závist was founded in 1776.
Demographics
Transport
The I/43 road (part of
European route E461
E 461 is a European B class road in Czech Republic and Austria, connecting the cities Svitavy, Brno, and Vienna.
Route
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** Svitavy
** E50, E65, E462 Brno
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** E49, E58, E59, E60 Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, ca ...
), which connects
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 ...
with
Svitavy
Svitavy (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is the birthplace of Oskar Schindler and the centre of the Czech Esperanto movement. The historic town centre is well pr ...
, passes through Závist.
Sights
There are no protected
cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark of Závist is a belfry from 1833. Next to the belfry is a cross from 1857.
References
External links
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Villages in Blansko District