Předklášteří is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Předklášteří | |
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  Předklášteří Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′9″N 16°24′9″E / 49.35250°N 16.40250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1530 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,461 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 666 02 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe hamlet of Závist is an administrative part of Předklášteří.
Geography
editPředklášteří is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Výrovka at 420 m (1,380 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Svratka River, at the confluence of the Svratka and Bobrůvka rivers and the Besének Stream.
History
editThe first written mention of the Předklášteří area is from 1233, when the Porta coeli Convent was founded.[2] The first written mention of the settlement itself is from 1530.[3]
Předklášteří was joined to Tišnov in 1953–1990. Since 1990, it has been a separate municipality.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editA railway passes through the territory of Předklášteří, but there are no train stations. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Tišnov.
Culture
editThe convent is often used to hold concerts of sacred music.[3]
Sights
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The main historical and tourist attraction is the Porta coeli Convent, a women's monastery from the mid-13th-century with unique architecture. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.[6]
A significant landmark is also the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the late Gothic style. Next to the church is a Baroque mortuary from around 1700.[7]
Gallery
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the convent -
Church of the Holy Trinity
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References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ a b c "Základní údaje" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Klášter cisterciaček Porta coeli" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Soubor kostela Nejsvětější Trojice s márnicí a náhrobky" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
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