Brtnice

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image_captionView from the castle park towards Brtnice
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image_shieldBrtnice znak.gif
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subdivision_name1Vysočina
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Jihlava
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
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leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJan Přibyl
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1234
area_total_km274.13
elevation_m515
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
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| name = Brtnice | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Brtnice view from castle gardens in Brtnice, Jihlava District.jpg | image_caption = View from the castle park towards Brtnice | image_flag = Brtnice vlajka.jpg | image_shield = Brtnice znak.gif | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Vysočina | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Jihlava | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Jan Přibyl | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1234 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 74.13 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 515 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3817 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 588 32 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Brtnice (; ) is a town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Brtnice consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Brtnice (2,385)
  • Dolní Smrčné (83)
  • Jestřebí (138)
  • Komárovice (86)
  • Malé (29)
  • Panská Lhota (218)
  • Přímělkov (126)
  • Příseka (238)
  • Střížov (320)
  • Uhřínovice (89)

Etymology

The name is derived from the old Czech word brtě, i.e. 'apiaries'. It was a place where apiaries stood.

Geography

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Brtnice is located about 11 km southeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 663 m above sea level. The Brtnice River flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Brtnice is from 1234, when it was donated to convent in Předklášteří by King Wenceslaus I. From 1410 until 1623, it was owned by the lords of Brtnický of Waldstein. During their rule, Brtnice prospered and the castle was built. In 1588, a church, that time consecrated to Saint Matthias, was built next to the castle.

After 1623, Brtnice was acquired by the Italian noble family of Collalto, which owned it until 1945. This family also cultivated Brtnice. The family had built a monastery and had rebuilt the castle, interiors of the church, and houses on the square in the Renaissance and Baroque styles.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|5235 |1880|5378 |1890|5154 |1900|5083 |1910|5198 |1921|4971 |1930|4758 |1950|3797 |1961|3976 |1970|3528 |1980|3541 |1991|3592 |2001|3656 |2011|3625 |2021|3712 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through Brtnice. The II/405 road connects the town with Jihlava.

Sights

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Front_view_of_Museum_of_Josef_Hoffmann_in_Brtnice,_Jihlava_District.jpg" caption="Museum of Josef Hoffmann"] ::

The historic centre and the main square are divided by the Brtnice River. There are two Baroque bridges over the river. One of the bridges, so-called Jewish Bridge, connected the town with the Jewish quarter and is only half decorated with statues. Apart from the bridges, the main landmark of the Svobody Square is the Renaissance town hall from 1580.

The large birth house of the architect Josef Hoffmann on the town square belongs to main tourist destinations. From 2006, the building has been administered by the Moravian Gallery in Brno, with the assistance of MAK.

Near the square is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a simple Baroque building from 1776–1784 which replaced an original medieval building. The church contains valuable artworks.

The Brtnice Castle is located on a hill above the town centre. It is a unique large complex of Renaissance castle with Baroque modifications from 1650–1655, surrounded by Gothic fortifications, with English style castle park founded in 1817. The castle contains expositions on medieval torture and history of plague epidemics. Next to the castle complex is the former Minim monastery with Church of Blessed Giuliana of Collalto.

The ruin of the Rokštejn Castle is located near the Panská Lhota village. The early Gothic castle was conquered and demolished in the 15th century by Matthias Corvinus and his army.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Brtnice is twinned with:

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. "Historie Brtnice". Město Brtnice.
  4. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  5. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. "Brtnice". CzechTourism.
  7. "Renesanční radnice v Brtnici". CzechTourism.
  8. Ambroz, Miroslav. (1998). "Josef Hoffmann a jeho rodný dům v Brtnici". Společnost Josefa Hoffmanna.
  9. "Významní rodáci a osobnosti Brtnice". Město Brtnice.
  10. "Farní kostel sv. Jakuba Většího". Město Brtnice.
  11. "Zámek Brtnice – moravské Hradčany". CzechTourism.
  12. "Partnerská obec Orpund". Město Brtnice.

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