Jevišovice
title: "Jevišovice" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-the-south-moravian-region", "populated-places-in-znojmo-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevišovice" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jevišovice |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Jevišovice, náměstí (2020-06-17; 01).jpg |
| image_caption | Town square |
| image_flag | Jevišovice flag.jpg |
| image_shield | Jevisovice znak.gif |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | South Moravian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Znojmo |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Pavel Málek |
| leader_party | STAN |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1289 |
| area_total_km2 | 7.86 |
| elevation_m | 352 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1159 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 671 53 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Jevišovice | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Jevišovice, náměstí (2020-06-17; 01).jpg | image_caption = Town square | image_flag = Jevišovice flag.jpg | image_shield = Jevisovice znak.gif | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Moravian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Znojmo | 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 = Pavel Málek | leader_party = STAN | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1289 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 7.86 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 352 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1159 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 671 53 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Jevišovice () is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Geography
Jevišovice is located about 14 km north of Znojmo and 48 km southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at 403 m above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka River. The Jevišovice Reservoir is built here on the river.
History
The first written mention of Jevišovice is from 1289. Until 1945, it was a town. In 2007, Jevišovice was restored the title of a town.
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory.
Culture
Every year in August, the Jevišovice Historical Festival takes place in Jevišovice. The festival includes historical pageant, historical theatre performance, and other activities. The festival is dedicated to the Moravian nobleman Hynek I Suchý Čert of Kunštát and Jevišovice.
Sights
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The most significant monument is the Old Castle. The original Gothic castle was rebuilt in the Baroque style by Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches in the first half of the 17th century. Today it is owned and administered by Moravské zemské muzeum in Brno and contains several expositions.
The New Castle was built by Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches in the early 1680s as a wooden Baroque hunting castle, and replaced in 1879 by the current structure. Today it houses a retirement house. It includes a large park with 22 Baroque sculptures which is open to the public.
Notable people
- Joann Venuto (1746–1833), painter
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Město Jevišovice". Město Jevišovice.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Jevišovice Historical Festival".
- "Jevišovice". CzechTourism.
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