Moravské Budějovice

Moravské Budějovice (Czech: [ˈmorafskɛː ˈbuɟɛjovɪtsɛ]; German: Mährisch Budwitz) is a town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,300 inhabitants. It lies by the European route E59 between Jihlava (45 km to the north) and Znojmo (30 km to the south).

Moravské Budějovice
Town
Moravské Budějovice Castle
Flag
Coat of arms
Moravské Budějovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°03′10″N 15°48′30″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictTřebíč
First mentioned1231
Government
 • MayorVlastimil Bařinka
Area
 • Total37.15 km2 (14.34 sq mi)
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total7,300
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
676 02
Websitewww.mbudejovice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages Jackov, Lažínky, Vesce and Vranín are administrative parts of Moravské Budějovice.

History

Moravské Budějovice was probably founded in the 12th century, however the first written mention of Budějovice is from 1231. In 1406 the name of Moravské (Moravian) Budějovice was used for the first time, to distinguish it from České Budějovice in Bohemia. It gained town rights in 1498.[2]

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.[3]

Notable people

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

Moravské Budějovice is twinned with:[4]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie města". mbudejovice.cz (in Czech). Město Moravské Budějovice. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  3. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. "Partnerská města". mbudejovice.cz (in Czech). Město Moravské Budějovice. Retrieved 2020-10-01.


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