Předklášteří
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Předklášteří | |
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Coordinates: 49°21′9″N 16°24′9″E / 49.35250°N 16.40250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Brno-Country |
First mentioned | 1530 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 1,408 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 666 02 |
Website | www |
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.
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The convent
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Overall view
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Předklášteří in winter
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ a b "Základní údaje" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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