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Country
  
Czech Republic

District
  
Břeclav

Elevation
  
177 m

Region
  
South Moravian

Postal code
  
691 83

Area
  
12.64 km²

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Jevišovka, formerly Frélichov (German: Fröllersdorf, Croatian: Frjelištorf, Frielištof) is a village and municipality (obec) in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

Map of Jevi%C5%A1ovka, Czechia

The municipality covers an area of 12.64 square kilometres (4.88 sq mi), and has a population of 568 (as at 3 July 2006).

Jevišovka lies on the confluence of Jevišovka and Dyje rivers, approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of Břeclav, 42 km (26 mi) south of Brno, and 203 km (126 mi) south-east of Prague.

In the past a large Croatian community lived in the village (74% in 1930). There was also a minority of Germans (17% in 1930). The Germans were expelled after World War II and Croats were also forcibly relocated in 1948.

References

Jevišovka Wikipedia