Litomyšl
Sign in to saveLitomyšl (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. It is a former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle complex of the Litomyšl Castle, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Litomyšl
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- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zlatá Hvězda Litomyšl (14).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Smetanovo Square with the town hall and the Church of the Finding the Holy Cross
- Settlement.image_flag
- Litomyšl_flag_CZ.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coa Czech Town Litomyšl.svg
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- Country
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pardubice
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Svitavy
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- Czech Republic
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- 1
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- Location in the Czech Republic
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Daniel Brýdl
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 981
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Litomyšl (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. It is a former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle complex of the Litomyšl Castle, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.
==Administrative division== Litomyšl consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Litomyšl-město (6,026) Kornice (137) Lány (441) Nedošín (526) Nová Ves u Litomyšle (99) Pazucha (130) Pohodlí (290) Suchá (101) Zahájí (1,147) Záhradí (1,130)