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Market town in South Moravian, Czech Republic
Velke N?m?ice
(
German
:
Groß Niemtschitz
) is a market town in
B?eclav District
in the
South Moravian Region
of the
Czech Republic
. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Geography
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Velke N?m?ice is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of
B?eclav
and 22 km (14 mi) south of
Brno
. Most of the municipal territory lies in the
Dyje?Svratka Valley
, but it also extends into the
?danice Forest
range in the east and to the
Lower Morava Valley
in the south. The highest point is at 337 m (1,106 ft) above sea level. The market town is situated on the left bank of the
Svratka
River.
History
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The first written mention of Velke N?m?ice is in a deed of King
Ottokar I
from 1228. Until 1550, the village was owned by the monastery in
Velehrad
, but in 1423?1550, the monastery rented the village to various nobles, including
Vilem II of Pern?tejn
. In 1549, Velke N?m?ice was promoted to a
market town
. In 1562, Emperor
Ferdinand I
promoted Velke N?m?ice to a town with the condition of building town walls, but they were not built, so Velke N?m?ice remained just a market town.
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Approximately in the years 1528?1600, the community of
Anabaptists
lived here. Velke N?m?ice was badly damaged during the
Bocskai uprising
in 1605 and during the
Thirty Years' War
. Further suffering followed in 1705 during the
Rakoczi's War of Independence
. In 1726, a large fire damaged the market town. In 1774, Velke N?m?ice was bought by the
Dietrichstein family
and annexed to the
?idlochovice
estate, which remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.
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Demographics
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Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
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1869
| 1,557
| ?
|
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1880
| 1,568
| +0.7%
|
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1890
| 1,578
| +0.6%
|
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1900
| 1,489
| ?5.6%
|
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1910
| 1,561
| +4.8%
|
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| Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
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1921
| 1,509
| ?3.3%
|
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1930
| 1,531
| +1.5%
|
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1950
| 1,431
| ?6.5%
|
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1961
| 1,511
| +5.6%
|
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1970
| 1,524
| +0.9%
|
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| Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
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1980
| 1,555
| +2.0%
|
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1991
| 1,624
| +4.4%
|
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2001
| 1,651
| +1.7%
|
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2011
| 1,752
| +6.1%
|
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2021
| 1,748
| ?0.2%
|
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Source: Censuses
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Transport
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The
D2 motorway
from
Brno
to the Czech-Slovak border in
Lan?hot
passes through the municipal territory.
Sights
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The main landmark of Velke N?m?ice is the Church of Saints Wenceslaus and Vitus. Itwas originally a Gothic church with a Romanesque core, but it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. Before 1652, it was completely rebuilt in the late Renaissance style, which is unique for the region.
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