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Předklášteří

Coordinates: 49°21′9″N 16°24′9″E / 49.35250°N 16.40250°E / 49.35250; 16.40250
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Předklášteří
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Předklášteří
Coat of arms of Předklášteří
Předklášteří is located in Czech Republic
Předklášteří
Předklášteří
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°21′9″N 16°24′9″E / 49.35250°N 16.40250°E / 49.35250; 16.40250
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1530
Area
 • Total7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,408
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
666 02
Websitewww.predklasteri.cz

Předklášteří is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Předklášteří lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Brno and 165 km (103 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

Hamlet of Závist is an administrative part of Předklášteří.

History

The first written mention from the Předklášteří area is from 1233, when the convent was founded.[2] The first written mention of the settlement itself is from 1530.[3]

Předklášteří was joined to Tišnov in 1953–1990. Since 1990 it is a separate municipality again.[3]

Sights

The main historical and tourist attraction is the Porta coeli Convent, a 13th-century women monastery with unique architecture.

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. ^ a b "Základní údaje" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2020-11-10.