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Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Holštejn | |
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Coordinates: 49°24′23″N 16°46′40″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Blansko |
First mentioned | 1349 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 160 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 679 13 |
Website | www |
Holštejn lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Blansko, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Brno, and 178 kilometres (111 mi) south-east of Prague.
The first written mention of Holštejn is from 1349, when Vok I of Holštejn was mentioned. It was a castle and a Market town. Existence of the castle was last mentioned in 1511. In 1550, Holštejn was described as abandoned and only one mill survived. In 1791, the village of Holštejn was established again.[2]
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