- summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Area 27.83 km² | Elevation 381 m Local time Thursday 8:00 PM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 52% Humidity Points of interest Westernové městečko Boskovic, Schloss Boskovice, Hrad Boskovice, Muzeum regionu Boskovic, Židovský obecní dům | ||
Boskovice ( [ˈboskovɪtsɛ]; German: Boskowitz) is a town in the Czech Republic.
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Map of Boskovice, Czechia
Location
The town is in the Drahanská Highlands, about 30 to 40 kilometres (19 to 25 mi) north of Brno, the most important city of Moravia.
History
Boskovice was probably founded in the 11th century and received its town charter in the 14th century. It used to have one of the largest Jewish communities in Moravia.
Until 1918, BOSKOWITZ - BOSKOVICE (BOSKOWIZ in 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.
Monuments
Cultural activities
Twin towns
Boskovice is twinned with:
People
References
Boskovice Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA