Nezamyslice is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Nezamyslice | |
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 Nezamyslice Castle | |
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  Nezamyslice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′32″N 17°10′24″E / 49.32556°N 17.17333°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Prostějov |
| First mentioned | 1276 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,494 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 798 26 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Těšice is an administrative part of Nezamyslice.
Geography
editNezamyslice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Prostějov and 29 km (18 mi) south of Olomouc. It lies in an agricultural landscape on the border between the Litenčice Hills and Vyškov Gate. The Haná River flows through the market town.
History
editThe first written mention of Nezamyslice is from 1276. The village of Těšice was first mentioned in 1274. Until 1383, the village was divided into three parts with different owners; among the most important owners were the Lords of Kravaře and Lords of Cimburk. In 1383, the Augustinian monastery in Lanškroun bought all the parts. The monastery owned Nezamyslice until the abolishment of the monastery in 1784. In 1813 Count Segur purchased the village. From 1819 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Nezamyslice was a property of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs south of the market town.
Nezamyslice is located on the railway lines Brno–Šumperk and Vyškov–Uničov.[5]
Sights
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The main landmark of Nezamyslice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1697.[6]
Next to the church is the Nezamyslice Castle. It is a Baroque building dating from 1764. Today it houses a social welfare institute. A part of the castle complex is a Baroque granary, built in 1679.[7]
Notable people
edit- Jan of Předbořice, 14th century priest; abbot of the Nezamyslice Monastery
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Stručné dějiny" (in Czech). Městys Nezamyslice. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Nezamyslice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Zámek se sýpkou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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