Moravské Budějovice
Moravské Budějovice
Mährisch Budwitz | |
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Town | |
 Town hall in Moravské Budějovice | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
  Moravské Budějovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′10″N 15°48′30″E / 49.05278°N 15.80833°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Třebíč |
| First mentioned | 1231 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vlastimil Bařinka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.15 km2 (14.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Population (2019-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,364 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 676 02 |
| Website | www.mbudejovice.cz |
Moravské Budějovice (Czech: [ˈmorafskɛː ˈbuɟɛjovɪtsɛ]; German: Mährisch Budwitz) is a town in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. It sits astride the E59 highway between Jihlava (45 km to the north) and Znojmo (30 km to the south). The town has around 7,400 inhabitants.
The villages Jackov, Lažínky, Vesce and Vranín are administrative parts of Moravské Budějovice.
History
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Until 1918, Moravské Budějovice (as Mährisch Budwitz) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[2]
Notable people
- Ralph Benatzky, Austrian composer
- František Augustin Urbánek, Czech publisher
- Miroslav Venhoda, Czech choir conductor
Twin towns — sister cities
Moravské Budějovice is twinned with:[3]
References
- ^ "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
- ^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Moravské Budějovice. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
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