Předklášteří

Předklášteří is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Předklášteří
Municipality
Municipal office
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Předklášteří
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°21′9″N 16°24′9″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1530
Area
 • Total7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,408
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
666 02
Websitewww.predklasteri.cz

Předklášteří lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Brno and 165 km (103 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

Hamlet of Závist is an administrative part of Předklášteří.

History

The first written mention from the Předklášteří area is from 1233, when the 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 is a separate municipality again.[3]

Sights

The main historical and tourist attraction is the Porta coeli Convent, a 13th-century women monastery with unique architecture.

  • The convent
  • Overall view
  • Předklášteří in winter

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. "Základní údaje" (in Czech). Obec Předklášteří. Retrieved 2020-11-10.


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