674:
40:
84:
55:
65:
153:
763:
750:
91:
388:
The first written mention of
Opatovice is from 1308. There were two fortresses owned by different lords. It was originally two separate villages called Horní ("Upper") Opatovice and Dolní ("Lower") Opatovice. In 1848 they were merged and name Opatovice. The "Velké" adjective (meaning "great") was
644:
Velké Opatovice is home to one of the largest employers in the region, P-D Refractories CZ company, which is a manufacturer and distributor of refractory products and raw materials. The predecessor of the company, which mined claystone in the area, was founded in 1892. From 1950, the company was
681:
The Velké Opatovice Castle is the main monument. The
Baroque castle was built on the site of a Gothic fortress in 1757. The Art Nouveau modifications were made in 1913. Since 1924, it is a property of the town. After a fire in 1973, it was partially repaired in the late Baroque style. Today the
685:
The
Moravian Cartographic Centre is focused on historical development of cartography, especially in the Czech Republic and on geodetic and cartographic instruments and aids. The main exhibit is a plastic map of the lands of
845:
708:
The Church of Saint George was built in 1790–1791 and replaced an old Gothic church from the late 14th century. Its main attraction is the altar sculpture from 1951 by Karel Otáhal, depicting
697:
The Museum and
Monument of Velké Opatovice presents historic and ethnographic collections, local industry, and works of local artists. It also includes the memorial hall of the sculptor
952:
734:
369:
365:
372:. The highest point is a contour line at 590 m (1,940 ft) above sea level. The Jevíčka Stream flows through the town. The municipality of
1717:
1722:
115:
1212:
1053:
39:
83:
1149:
909:
1180:
348:
The villages of Bezďečí, Brťov, Korbelova Lhota, Svárov and Velká Roudka are administrative parts of Velké Opatovice.
64:
1458:
1234:
673:
1646:
1696:
1404:
998:
177:
1681:
1155:
1094:
1629:
1175:
1046:
1666:
1656:
1624:
1578:
1425:
1419:
54:
165:
1240:
1202:
1116:
1099:
930:
1500:
1453:
282:
1671:
1589:
1480:
1315:
1584:
1399:
1192:
1133:
709:
1651:
1347:
1031:
788:
1599:
1557:
1490:
1448:
1298:
1088:
1039:
888:
1526:
1414:
1379:
1357:
1271:
977:
853:
831:
827:
792:
1186:
1464:
333:
261:
170:
1515:
1505:
271:
657:
plants"). In 2000, it was acquired by the international Preiss-Daimler Group and renamed.
8:
806:
767:
377:
1594:
1342:
702:
1217:
1686:
1437:
1128:
1076:
329:
182:
953:"Před sedmačtyřiceti lety zemřel sochař Karel Otáhal. Tvořil ve Velkých Opatovich"
701:, who lived here for 29 years. Otáhal is also the creator of a lifesize statue of
321:
1532:
721:
698:
1691:
1510:
1332:
337:
158:
1389:
1293:
373:
1711:
1485:
1337:
691:
130:
117:
1384:
1542:
1470:
1309:
1288:
1276:
1165:
867:
1572:
1431:
1222:
1567:
1266:
1251:
754:
740:
650:
1547:
1443:
1207:
1197:
1143:
1061:
1676:
1661:
1604:
1562:
1495:
1367:
1352:
1303:
1261:
1256:
1246:
1111:
1475:
1228:
1160:
1138:
1122:
654:
356:
Velké Opatovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of
252:
1537:
1394:
1282:
1067:
1619:
1326:
1609:
1552:
1409:
1634:
1614:
1520:
1320:
1105:
1072:
1024:
889:"Zámek Velké Opatovice – architektonický skvost s krásným parkem"
762:
749:
687:
357:
304:
1362:
682:
castle complex houses the town hall, a cinema, and two museums.
1373:
278:
257:
1170:
1062:
694:
with an area of 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft).
361:
30:
735:
List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech
Republic
665:
The railway that runs through Velké Opatovice is unused.
389:
added in 1888. It 1969, the municipality became a town.
910:"Moravské kartografické centrum ve Velkých Opatovicích"
828:"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011"
677:Osvobození Square with the Church of Saint George
1709:
789:"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024"
380:in the municipal territory of Velké Opatovice.
1047:
728:
846:"Population Census 2021: Population by sex"
1054:
1040:
724:(1901–1972), sculptor; lived and died here
931:"Muzeum a Památník města Velké Opatovice"
672:
343:
90:
1718:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
1710:
567:
491:
415:
16:Town in South Moravian, Czech Republic
1035:
950:
360:and 43 km (27 mi) north of
218:25.93 km (10.01 sq mi)
1723:Populated places in Blansko District
364:. It lies on the border between the
710:St. George fighting with the dragon
13:
647:Moravské šamotové a lupkové závody
562:
486:
410:
340:. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.
14:
1734:
1016:
1001:(in Czech). Město Velké Opatovice
978:"Kostel sv. Jiří Velké Opatovice"
809:(in Czech). Město Velké Opatovice
715:
761:
748:
151:
89:
82:
63:
53:
38:
991:
970:
705:located in the castle grounds.
392:
944:
923:
902:
881:
860:
838:
820:
799:
781:
103:Location in the Czech Republic
1:
774:
951:Záboj, Michal (2019-08-17).
660:
351:
7:
10:
1739:
732:
729:Twin towns – sister cities
639:
401:
383:
226:376 m (1,234 ft)
1083:
870:. P-D Refractories CZ a.s
807:"O městu Velké Opatovice"
668:
632:
428:—
299:
289:
268:
251:
243:
235:
230:
222:
214:
209:
201:
196:
188:
176:
164:
146:
111:
77:
49:
37:
28:
21:
980:(in Czech). CzechTourism
933:(in Czech). CzechTourism
912:(in Czech). CzechTourism
891:(in Czech). CzechTourism
854:Czech Statistical Office
832:Czech Statistical Office
793:Czech Statistical Office
1187:Doubravice nad Svitavou
247:130/km (350/sq mi)
678:
325:
44:Velké Opatovice Castle
676:
398:Historical population
334:South Moravian Region
270: • Summer (
131:49.61250°N 16.67944°E
1516:Skalice nad Svitavou
1481:Rozseč nad Kunštátem
959:(in Czech). Deník.cz
344:Administrative parts
244: • Density
205:Kateřina Gerbrichová
739:Velké Opatovice is
399:
127: /
1600:Újezd u Černé Hory
999:"Partnerská města"
679:
397:
236: • Total
215: • Total
202: • Mayor
136:49.61250; 16.67944
1705:
1704:
1459:Prostřední Poříčí
637:
636:
628:
627:
552:
551:
476:
475:
370:Orlické Foothills
315:
314:
1730:
1595:Újezd u Boskovic
1438:Ostrov u Macochy
1343:Lhota u Olešnice
1077:Blansko District
1056:
1049:
1042:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1027:
1025:Official website
1010:
1009:
1007:
1006:
995:
989:
988:
986:
985:
974:
968:
967:
965:
964:
948:
942:
941:
939:
938:
927:
921:
920:
918:
917:
906:
900:
899:
897:
896:
885:
879:
878:
876:
875:
864:
858:
857:
842:
836:
835:
824:
818:
817:
815:
814:
803:
797:
796:
785:
766:
765:
753:
752:
649:(i.e. "Moravian
633:Source: Censuses
569:
564:
556:
555:
493:
488:
480:
479:
417:
412:
404:
403:
400:
396:
366:Boskovice Furrow
330:Blansko District
311:
308:
306:
275:
157:
155:
154:
142:
141:
139:
138:
137:
132:
128:
125:
124:
123:
120:
93:
92:
86:
67:
57:
42:
19:
18:
1738:
1737:
1733:
1732:
1731:
1729:
1728:
1727:
1708:
1707:
1706:
1701:
1641:Velké Opatovice
1506:Šebrov-Kateřina
1079:
1060:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1014:
1013:
1004:
1002:
997:
996:
992:
983:
981:
976:
975:
971:
962:
960:
957:Blanenský Deník
949:
945:
936:
934:
929:
928:
924:
915:
913:
908:
907:
903:
894:
892:
887:
886:
882:
873:
871:
866:
865:
861:
850:Public Database
844:
843:
839:
826:
825:
821:
812:
810:
805:
804:
800:
787:
786:
782:
777:
760:
747:
737:
731:
718:
703:Bedřich Smetana
671:
663:
642:
395:
386:
354:
346:
328:) is a town in
318:Velké Opatovice
307:.velkeopatovice
303:
295:
269:
189:First mentioned
152:
150:
135:
133:
129:
126:
121:
118:
116:
114:
113:
107:
106:
105:
104:
101:
100:
99:
98:
97:Velké Opatovice
94:
73:
72:
71:
70:
61:
60:
45:
33:
24:
23:Velké Opatovice
17:
12:
11:
5:
1736:
1726:
1725:
1720:
1703:
1702:
1700:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1465:Rájec-Jestřebí
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1434:
1429:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1333:Lhota Rapotina
1330:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1237:
1232:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1084:
1081:
1080:
1059:
1058:
1051:
1044:
1036:
1030:
1029:
1018:
1017:External links
1015:
1012:
1011:
990:
969:
943:
922:
901:
880:
859:
837:
819:
798:
779:
778:
776:
773:
772:
771:
758:
730:
727:
726:
725:
717:
716:Notable people
714:
670:
667:
662:
659:
641:
638:
635:
634:
630:
629:
626:
625:
622:
619:
615:
614:
611:
608:
604:
603:
600:
597:
593:
592:
589:
586:
582:
581:
578:
575:
571:
570:
565:
560:
553:
550:
549:
546:
543:
539:
538:
535:
532:
528:
527:
524:
521:
517:
516:
513:
510:
506:
505:
502:
499:
495:
494:
489:
484:
477:
474:
473:
470:
467:
463:
462:
459:
456:
452:
451:
448:
445:
441:
440:
437:
434:
430:
429:
426:
423:
419:
418:
413:
408:
394:
391:
385:
382:
353:
350:
345:
342:
338:Czech Republic
326:Groß Opatowitz
313:
312:
301:
297:
296:
293:
291:
287:
286:
276:
266:
265:
255:
249:
248:
245:
241:
240:
237:
233:
232:
228:
227:
224:
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
207:
206:
203:
199:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
180:
174:
173:
171:South Moravian
168:
162:
161:
159:Czech Republic
148:
144:
143:
109:
108:
102:
96:
95:
88:
87:
81:
80:
79:
78:
75:
74:
68:
62:
58:
52:
51:
50:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1735:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1715:
1713:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1642:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1580:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1466:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1439:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1338:Lhota u Lysic
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1082:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1064:
1057:
1052:
1050:
1045:
1043:
1038:
1037:
1034:
1026:
1021:
1020:
1000:
994:
979:
973:
958:
954:
947:
932:
926:
911:
905:
890:
884:
869:
863:
856:. 2021-03-27.
855:
851:
847:
841:
834:. 2015-12-21.
833:
829:
823:
808:
802:
795:. 2024-05-17.
794:
790:
784:
780:
769:
764:
759:
756:
751:
746:
745:
744:
742:
736:
723:
720:
719:
713:
711:
706:
704:
700:
695:
693:
689:
683:
675:
666:
658:
656:
652:
648:
631:
623:
620:
617:
616:
612:
609:
606:
605:
601:
598:
595:
594:
590:
587:
584:
583:
579:
576:
573:
572:
566:
561:
558:
557:
554:
547:
544:
541:
540:
536:
533:
530:
529:
525:
522:
519:
518:
514:
511:
508:
507:
503:
500:
497:
496:
490:
485:
482:
481:
478:
471:
468:
465:
464:
460:
457:
454:
453:
449:
446:
443:
442:
438:
435:
432:
431:
427:
424:
421:
420:
414:
409:
406:
405:
402:
390:
381:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
349:
341:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
310:
302:
298:
292:
288:
284:
280:
277:
273:
267:
263:
259:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
208:
204:
200:
195:
191:
187:
184:
181:
179:
175:
172:
169:
167:
163:
160:
149:
145:
140:
112:Coordinates:
110:
85:
76:
66:
56:
48:
41:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1640:
1639:
1577:
1525:
1463:
1436:
1424:
1372:
1325:
1308:
1281:
1239:
1227:
1218:Horní Smržov
1213:Horní Poříčí
1185:
1181:Dlouhá Lhota
1166:Chrudichromy
1148:
1121:
1104:
1087:
1068:market towns
1066:
1003:. Retrieved
993:
982:. Retrieved
972:
961:. Retrieved
956:
946:
935:. Retrieved
925:
914:. Retrieved
904:
893:. Retrieved
883:
872:. Retrieved
862:
849:
840:
830:(in Czech).
822:
811:. Retrieved
801:
783:
738:
722:Karel Otáhal
707:
699:Karel Otáhal
696:
684:
680:
664:
646:
643:
393:Demographics
387:
355:
347:
317:
316:
69:Coat of arms
1390:Malá Roudka
1294:Kunčina Ves
1252:Kotvrdovice
1129:Brťov-Jeneč
755:Elbingerode
374:Malá Roudka
290:Postal code
134: /
1712:Categories
1677:Zbraslavec
1647:Vilémovice
1385:Malá Lhota
1150:Černá Hora
1005:2021-11-11
984:2021-11-11
963:2022-07-24
937:2021-11-11
916:2021-11-11
895:2021-11-11
874:2021-11-11
813:2021-11-11
775:References
768:Stari Grad
733:See also:
231:Population
197:Government
122:16°40′46″E
119:49°36′45″N
1692:Žernovník
1573:Svinošice
1511:Senetářov
1501:Sebranice
1476:Roubanina
1454:Petrovice
1432:Olomučany
1229:Jedovnice
1223:Jabloňany
1161:Cetkovice
1156:Černovice
1139:Bukovinka
1123:Boskovice
1095:Bedřichov
868:"History"
770:, Croatia
757:, Germany
661:Transport
655:fire clay
645:known as
376:forms an
352:Geography
253:Time zone
223:Elevation
1667:Vysočany
1657:Voděrady
1625:Vavřinec
1620:Vanovice
1585:Tasovice
1579:Svitávka
1548:Stvolová
1486:Rozsíčka
1444:Pamětice
1426:Olešnice
1420:Okrouhlá
1400:Milonice
1327:Letovice
1235:Kněževes
1208:Holštejn
1198:Habrůvka
1193:Drnovice
1144:Býkovice
1134:Bukovina
1073:villages
178:District
1697:Žerůtky
1662:Vranová
1635:Velenov
1615:Valchov
1605:Úsobrno
1563:Sulíkov
1543:Štěchov
1533:Šošůvka
1521:Skrchov
1496:Šebetov
1471:Ráječko
1405:Němčice
1368:Ludíkov
1353:Lipůvka
1348:Lipovec
1321:Lazinov
1310:Kunštát
1304:Kuničky
1289:Kulířov
1277:Křtěnov
1262:Krasová
1257:Kozárov
1247:Kořenec
1241:Knínice
1203:Hodonín
1117:Borotín
1112:Bořitov
1106:Blansko
1100:Benešov
741:twinned
692:Silesia
688:Moravia
640:Economy
384:History
378:enclave
358:Blansko
336:of the
332:in the
300:Website
183:Blansko
147:Country
1687:Žďárná
1672:Závist
1630:Vážany
1590:Uhřice
1568:Světlá
1558:Sudice
1538:Spešov
1491:Rudice
1449:Petrov
1395:Míchov
1374:Lysice
1316:Lažany
1299:Kunice
1283:Křtiny
1267:Křetín
1176:Deštná
1089:Adamov
743:with:
669:Sights
580:+19.3%
548:+44.3%
537:+24.2%
526:−15.3%
322:German
294:679 63
166:Region
156:
1652:Vísky
1610:Ústup
1553:Suchý
1527:Sloup
1415:Obora
1410:Nýrov
1380:Makov
1358:Louka
1272:Krhov
1171:Crhov
1063:Towns
624:−8.8%
621:3,464
613:−9.4%
610:3,800
602:+4.6%
599:4,192
591:−6.2%
588:4,007
577:4,271
545:3,580
534:2,481
523:1,998
515:−5.5%
512:2,360
504:+2.5%
501:2,498
472:+2.4%
469:2,437
461:+3.8%
458:2,379
450:+2.7%
447:2,292
439:+1.5%
436:2,231
425:2,197
279:UTC+2
258:UTC+1
239:3,480
1682:Žďár
1363:Lubě
1071:and
690:and
653:and
651:grog
618:2021
607:2011
596:2001
585:1991
574:1980
563:Pop.
559:Year
542:1970
531:1961
520:1950
509:1930
498:1921
487:Pop.
483:Year
466:1910
455:1900
444:1890
433:1880
422:1869
411:Pop.
407:Year
368:and
362:Brno
283:CEST
210:Area
192:1308
59:Flag
31:Town
1075:of
309:.cz
305:www
272:DST
262:CET
1714::
1065:,
955:.
852:.
848:.
791:.
712:.
568:±%
492:±%
416:±%
324::
1055:e
1048:t
1041:v
1008:.
987:.
966:.
940:.
919:.
898:.
877:.
816:.
320:(
285:)
281:(
274:)
264:)
260:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
