Jedovnice

Jedovnice is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

Jedovnice
Market town
View across the Olšovec Pond
View across the Olšovec Pond
Flag of Jedovnice
Flag
Coat of arms of Jedovnice
Coat of arms
Jedovnice is located in Czech Republic
Jedovnice
Jedovnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°20′40″N 16°45′22″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1251
Government
 • MayorIrena Žižková
Area
 • Total14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,969
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 06
Websitewww.jedovnice.cz

Geography

Jedovnice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Blansko and 16 km (10 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. Small western part of the municipal territory lies in the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The eastern part of the territory comprises the Rakovec Nature Reserve.

Jedovnice lies on the Jedovnický Stream with a set of ponds. The largest of the ponds is Olšovec, which borders the built-up area. The pond was first mentioned in 1371. It has an area of 42 hectares (100 acres) and the length of the dam is 641 metres (2,103 ft). It is a major recreation centre.[2]

History
Church of Saint Peter and Paul

The first written mention of Jedovnice is from 1251. In 1335, the settlement was promoted to a market town. The most important owners of the estate were the Salm family, who acquired Jedovnice in 1743. The founded hammer mills here and contributed to the development of Jedovnice. They owned the market town until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.[3]

In the first half of the 20th century, Jedovnice became a popular holiday destination.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,540—    
18801,448−6.0%
18901,483+2.4%
19001,731+16.7%
19101,933+11.7%
YearPop.±%
19211,831−5.3%
19301,742−4.9%
19501,760+1.0%
19611,857+5.5%
19701,930+3.9%
YearPop.±%
19802,177+12.8%
19912,440+12.1%
20012,487+1.9%
20112,748+10.5%
20212,746−0.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Culture

In 2018 it was the venue for the Linux Bier Wanderung.

Sights

The parish Church of Saint Peter and Paul was built in the current Baroque form in 1783–1785 by extension and reconstruction of the original Gothic building. It is remarkable for the modern interior made by Mikuláš Medek, Jan Koblasa, Josef Istler, Karel Nepraš and Ludvík Kolek in 1963–1976.[6]

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

Jedovnice is twinned with:[7]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Rybník Olšovec" (in Czech). Olšovec Pond. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Jedovnice. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  7. "Partnerské město Aschheim (Německo)" (in Czech). Městys Jedovnice. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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