Letovice

Letovice
Letovice
Town
	View from the west
	Flag Coat of arms
	Letovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°32′50″N 16°34′25″E / 49.54722°N 16.57361°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1145
Government
• Mayor	Petr Novotný
Area
• Total	51.01 km2 (19.70 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2022-01-01)
• Total	6,669
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 61
Website	www.letovice.net

Letovice (German: Lettowitz) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The town part of Třebětín and villages of Babolky, Chlum, Dolní Smržov, Jasinov, Kladoruby, Klevetov, Kněževísko, Kochov, Lhota, Meziříčko, Novičí, Podolí, Slatinka, Zábludov and Zboněk are administrative parts of Letovice.

Geography

Letovice is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Blansko and 37 km (23 mi) north of Brno. It lies mostly in the Boskovice Furrow. The highest point is the hill Ve Vrších at 590 metres (1,940 ft) above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Svitava River, at its confluence with the Křetínka River. West of the town on the Křetínka, there is the Letovice Reservoir.

History

The first written mention of Letovice is from 1145.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	5,152	—
1880	5,054	−1.9%
1890	5,561	+10.0%
1900	6,121	+10.1%
1910	6,850	+11.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	6,562	−4.2%
1930	6,468	−1.4%
1950	6,196	−4.2%
1961	6,336	+2.3%
1970	6,483	+2.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	6,811	+5.1%
1991	6,608	−3.0%
2001	6,640	+0.5%
2011	6,637	−0.0%
2021	6,604	−0.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Sights

The landmark of the town is the Letovice Castle. The original castle from the 13th century was rebuilt into an early Baroque residence at the end of the 17th century. Today the castle is privately owned and gradually repaired with the aim of making it available to the public.^[5]