Jevišovice

Jevišovice (Jaispitz) is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Geography
Jevišovice is located about 14 km north of Znojmo and 48 km southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at 403 m above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka River. The Jevišovice Reservoir is built here on the river.

History
The first written mention of Jevišovice is from 1289. Until 1945, it was a town. In 2007, Jevišovice was restored the title of a town.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory.

Sights
The most significant monument is the Old Castle. The original Gothic castle was rebuilt in the Baroque style by Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches in the first half of the 17th century. Today it is owned and administered by Moravské zemské muzeum in Brno and containts several expositions.

The New Castle was built by Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches in the early 1680s as a wooden Baroque hunting castle, and replaced in 1879 by the current structure. Today it houses a retirement house. It includes a large park with 22 Baroque sculptures which is open to the public.

Notable people

 * Joann Venuto (1746–1833), painter