Boskovice

Template:Geobox Boskovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboskovɪtsɛ]; Template:Lang-de) is a town in the Czech Republic.

Location

The town is situated in the Drahanská Highlands, about 30–40 km to the north of Brno, the most important city of Moravia.

History

Boskovice was probably founded in the 11th century and received its town charter in the 14th century. It used to have one of the largest Jewish communities in Moravia.

Until 1918, BOSKOWITZ - BOSKOVICE (BOSKOWIZ in 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.

Monuments

• Ruin of a 13th-century Gothic castle
• St. Jacob´s church
• The Empire Chateau
• The Jewish cemetery of Boskovice which belongs to the largest ones in the Czech Republic, founded in the 17th century
• The Big Synagogue

Cultural activities

• Unijazz Praha - a festival held regularly every year in July
• Hradhouse Festival - a dance festival held regularly every year, usually in August Hradhouse

Twin towns

Boskovice is twinned with:

• Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland
• Levice, Slovakia
• Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Belgium

People

• Karel Absolon
• Josef Augusta
• Hirsch Bär Fassel
• Josef Koudelka
• Moses Sofer
• Solomon H. Sonneschein
• Tomáš Špidlík
• Hermann Ungar
• Hermann Wassertrilling
• Otakar Kubín

Gallery

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  Boskovice Castle
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  Entry gate to Boskovice Castle
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  Boskovice Chateau
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  Tower of the old town hall
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  St. James church
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  Museum
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  The greenhouse in the chateau
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  Riding hall
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  Synagogue
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  Jewish cemetry
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  Jewish house
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  Jewish gate
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  A view at the eastern part of the town
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  Water reservoir
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  River Bělá
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  Breed of horses

See also

• Frankenstein's Aunt

External links

• Municipal website (in Czech)
• Short history of Boskovice
• Boskovice - castle, chateau, The Residence - history, photos, plans
• Vocal quartet FÓR