Mikulovice (Znojmo District)
Mikulovice (German: Niklowitz) is a market town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Geography
Mikulovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Znojmo and 44 km (27 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at 365 m (1,198 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka River. Horní Dunajovice Reservoir, built on the Křepička Stream, is situated on the northeastern municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Mikulovice is from 1314. In 1558, Mikulovice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Ferdinand I.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Mikulovice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was originally built in the Romanesque-Gothic style, but later it was extended and modified in the Renaissance and Baroque styles. Some valuable Romanesque elements have been preserved to this day.[5]
Notable people
- Emanuel Krescenc Liška (1852–1903), painter and illustrator
- Růžena Svobodová (1868–1920), writer
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Městys Mikulovice. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
External links
- Official website
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- Bezkov
- Bítov
- Blanné
- Blížkovice
- Bohutice
- Bojanovice
- Borotice
- Boskovštejn
- Božice
- Břežany
- Čejkovice
- Čermákovice
- Černín
- Chvalatice
- Chvalovice
- Citonice
- Ctidružice
- Damnice
- Dobelice
- Dobřínsko
- Dobšice
- Dolenice
- Dolní Dubňany
- Dyjákovice
- Dyjákovičky
- Dyje
- Džbánice
- Grešlové Mýto
- Havraníky
- Hevlín
- Hluboké Mašůvky
- Hnanice
- Hodonice
- Horní Břečkov
- Horní Dubňany
- Horní Dunajovice
- Horní Kounice
- Hostěradice
- Hostim
- Hrabětice
- Hrádek
- Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou
- Jamolice
- Jaroslavice
- Jevišovice
- Jezeřany-Maršovice
- Jiřice u Miroslavi
- Jiřice u Moravských Budějovic
- Kadov
- Korolupy
- Kravsko
- Křepice
- Krhovice
- Křídlůvky
- Kubšice
- Kuchařovice
- Kyjovice
- Lančov
- Lechovice
- Lesná
- Lesonice
- Litobratřice
- Lubnice
- Lukov
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- Mašovice
- Medlice
- Mikulovice
- Milíčovice
- Miroslav
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- Morašice
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- Našiměřice
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- Nový Šaldorf-Sedlešovice
- Olbramkostel
- Olbramovice
- Oleksovice
- Onšov
- Oslnovice
- Pavlice
- Petrovice
- Plaveč
- Plenkovice
- Podhradí nad Dyjí
- Podmolí
- Podmyče
- Práče
- Pravice
- Přeskače
- Prokopov
- Prosiměřice
- Rešice
- Rozkoš
- Rudlice
- Rybníky
- Šafov
- Šanov
- Šatov
- Skalice
- Slatina
- Slup
- Stálky
- Starý Petřín
- Štítary
- Stošíkovice na Louce
- Strachotice
- Střelice
- Suchohrdly
- Suchohrdly u Miroslavi
- Šumná
- Tasovice
- Tavíkovice
- Těšetice
- Trnové Pole
- Trstěnice
- Tulešice
- Tvořihráz
- Uherčice
- Újezd
- Únanov
- Valtrovice
- Vedrovice
- Velký Karlov
- Vémyslice
- Vevčice
- Višňové
- Vítonice
- Vracovice
- Vranov nad Dyjí
- Vranovská Ves
- Vratěnín
- Vrbovec
- Výrovice
- Vysočany
- Zálesí
- Zblovice
- Želetice
- Žerotice
- Žerůtky
- Znojmo