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Ostrovačice () is a market town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ostrovačice
Settlement.settlement_type
Market town
Settlement.image_skyline
Ostrovačice kostel2.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Church of Saints John the Baptist and Wenceslaus
Settlement.image_flag
Vlajka obce Ostrovačice.gif
Settlement.image_shield
Znak obce Ostrovačice.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Moravian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Brno-Country
Settlement.pushpin_map
Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1255
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.80
Settlement.elevation_m
330

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ostrovačice
Population
829
Area
7.823287
Elevation
330
Shares border with
Omice
Official website
www.ostrovacice.eu
Image
Ostrovačice kostel.JPG
Licence plate code
B
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Commons category
Ostrovačice
postal code
664 81
time of earliest written record
1255-01-01
email address
mailto:[email protected]
historical region
Moravia
number of houses
209
mean age
40.8
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Transport
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  • Sights
  • Notable people
  • References
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Ostrovačice () is a market town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

==Etymology== The name is derived from the personal name Ostrovák and was written as Ozstrovachovic (Ostrovákovice) in the oldest documents. The Latin name Nigra ecclesia and the German name Schwarzkirchen first appeared in the 1330s and mean 'black church'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ostrovačice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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