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Rosice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈrosɪtsɛ]; German: Rossitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,500 inhabitants.

Rosice
Town
View from the south
Flag Coat of arms
Rosice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°10′56″N 16°23′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1259
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Trojanová
Area
• Total	12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	326 m (1,070 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	6,466
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	665 01
Website	www.rosice.cz

Geography

Rosice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies in the Boskovice Furrow. The Bobrava River flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Rosice is from 1259. The most prominent owners of the manor were the Zierotins, who acquired it in 1562 and built a castle here. In 1907, Rosice was promoted to a town by Franz Joseph I of Austria.[2][3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,676 —     1880 3,058 −16.8% 1890 3,055 −0.1% 1900 3,398 +11.2% 1910 3,817 +12.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,109 +7.6% 1930 4,984 +21.3% 1950 4,634 −7.0% 1961 4,819 +4.0% 1970 4,396 −8.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 4,978 +13.2% 1991 4,985 +0.1% 2001 5,296 +6.2% 2011 5,740 +8.4% 2021 6,600 +15.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Sport

The local football club FC Slovan Rosice plays in the Moravian-Silesian Football League (3rd tier of the Czech football league system).

Sights

Rosice Castle is the main sight in the town. It was built in the Renaissance style in 1570–1579 and replaced an old medieval fortress from the 13th century. It is surrounded by a large castle park. Nowadays part of the castle is open to the public and part of it houses a library or a cultural centre.[3]

The parish Church of Saint Martin is the oldest monument in Rosice. The Romanesque windows in its 34 metres (112 ft)-high tower indicate that the building dates probably from the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times. It has one Gothic and one Renaissance chapel. The interior has its current look since the 18th century.[6]

Notable people

• Zdeněk Bobrovský (1933–2014), basketball player
• Jan Bobrovský (born 1945), basketball player and coach
• Ladislav Krejčí (born 1999), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Rosice is twinned with:[7]

• Lainate, Italy
• Rimóc, Hungary
• Strenči, Latvia

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Rosice u Brna

Rosice (deutsch Rossitz) ist eine Stadt in Tschechien. Sie liegt 16 Kilometer westlich des Stadtzentrums von Brno und gehört zum Okres Brno-venkov.

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- [en] Rosice

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