Litenčice

Litenčice
Litenčice
	Market town
	View from Litenčice Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Litenčice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°12′8″N 17°12′30″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Kroměříž
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Elevation	358 m (1,175 ft)
Population (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	463
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 13
Website	www.litencice.com

Litenčice (German: Litentschitz) is a market town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

The town is located within the Litenčice Hills in the historic Moravia region, approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Kroměříž, 34 km (21 mi) west of Zlín, and 224 km (139 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

Litenčice Castle

Archaeological findings of an early medieval burial site denote a settlement already during the Great Moravian realm. Lutincicih was first mentioned in an 1141 deed issued by Jindřich Zdík, Bishop of Olomouc, in a rental of the Spytihněv archdeaconry.[2]

From the mid 14th century, Lyvtenczicz Castle served as the seat of several Moravian noble families. First documented in 1437, when it was held by the Zástřizl dynasty, it was largely rebuilt as a Baroque palace in the 17th century under Péter Pázmány, Archbishop of Esztergom.

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
"Historie". litencice.com (in Czech). Městys Litenčice. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[2] "Historie". litencice.com (in Czech). Městys Litenčice. Retrieved 2020-09-02.