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

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
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1145
Government
 • MayorPetr Novotný
Area
 • Total51.01 km2 (19.70 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total6,669
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 61
Websitewww.letovice.net

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
YearPop.±%
18695,152—    
18805,054−1.9%
18905,561+10.0%
19006,121+10.1%
19106,850+11.9%
YearPop.±%
19216,562−4.2%
19306,468−1.4%
19506,196−4.2%
19616,336+2.3%
19706,483+2.3%
YearPop.±%
19806,811+5.1%
19916,608−3.0%
20016,640+0.5%
20116,637−0.0%
20216,604−0.5%
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]


Notable people



Twin towns – sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Letovice is twinned with:[6]


References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Kronika města Letovice 2005–2012 Díl X." (PDF) (in Czech). Město Letovice. p. 98. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Historie letovického zámku" (in Czech). Letovice Castle. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. "Úvodní strana" (in Czech). Město Letovice. Retrieved 2021-11-08.


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На других языках

[de] Letovice

Letovice (deutsch Lettowitz) ist eine Stadt in Tschechien. Sie liegt 40 Kilometer nördlich des Stadtzentrums von Brünn und gehört zum Okres Blansko.
- [en] Letovice


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