Vilémovice (Blansko District)

Vilémovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography
Vilémovice is located about 7 km east of Blansko and 19 km north of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is at 543 m above sea level. Vilémovice lies in the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. Macocha Gorge, the deepest sinkhole of its kind in Central Europe, is located in the municipal territory.

History
The first written mention of Vilémovice is from 1267. The village was divided into two parts, one belonging to the Holštejn estate and one belonging to the Blansko estate.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark of Vilémovice is the Chapel of Saint Peter of Alcántara. It was built in 1725.

Notable people

 * František Ševčík (1942–2017), ice hockey player