Vysočany (Blansko District)

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

Vysočany

Municipality

Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius

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Vysočany

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°25′44″N 16°47′59″E﻿ / ﻿49.42889°N 16.79972°E﻿ / 49.42889; 16.79972
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| South Moravian
District| Blansko
First mentioned| 1371
Area

• Total

| 12.12 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Elevation

| 580 m (1,900 ft)
Population

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 785
• Density| 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

679 13

Website| www.vysocany.com

Vysočany is a municipality in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

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Vysočany consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Housko (189)
* Molenburk (556)

## Geography

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Vysočany is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Blansko and 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Havlenka at 636 m (2,087 ft) above sea level. Between Housko and Molenburk is located the fishpond Polačka.

## History

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The first written mention of Housko is from 1371, when it was part of the Holštejn estate. During the Hussite Wars, the village was burned down and abandoned. In the first half of the 18th century, Housko was re-established by Karel Ludvík Count of Roggendorf. Molenburk was founded in 1724, also by Count of Roggendorf. In 1964, the two municipalities were merged.[3][4]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 891| —
1880| 927| +4.0%
1890| 916| −1.2%
1900| 871| −4.9%
1910| 868| −0.3%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 937| +7.9%
1930| 817| −12.8%
1950| 763| −6.6%
1961| 877| +14.9%
1970| 884| +0.8%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 862| −2.5%
1991| 825| −4.3%
2001| 791| −4.1%
2011| 787| −0.5%
2021| 745| −5.3%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

## Transport

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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

## Sights

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The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a stone cross dating from 1806, located in the centre of Housko.[7]

The main landmark is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Molenburk. It was built in 1873.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vysočany. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
4. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Vysočany. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vysočany". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
8. ^ "Římskokatolická farnost Vysočany u Blanska" (in Czech). Obec Vysočany. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

## External links

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* Adamov
* Bedřichov
* Benešov
* Blansko
* Bořitov
* Borotín
* Boskovice
* Brťov-Jeneč
* Bukovina
* Bukovinka
* Býkovice
* Černá Hora
* Černovice
* Cetkovice
* Chrudichromy
* Crhov
* Deštná
* Dlouhá Lhota
* Doubravice nad Svitavou
* Drnovice
* Habrůvka
* Hodonín
* Holštejn
* Horní Poříčí
* Horní Smržov
* Jabloňany
* Jedovnice
* Kněževes
* Knínice
* Kořenec
* Kotvrdovice
* Kozárov
* Krasová
* Křetín
* Krhov
* Křtěnov
* Křtiny
* Kulířov
* Kunčina Ves
* Kunice
* Kuničky
* Kunštát
* Lažany
* Lazinov
* Letovice
* Lhota Rapotina
* Lhota u Lysic
* Lhota u Olešnice
* Lipovec
* Lipůvka
* Louka
* Lubě
* Ludíkov
* Lysice
* Makov
* Malá Lhota
* Malá Roudka
* Míchov
* Milonice
* Němčice
* Nýrov
* Obora
* Okrouhlá
* Olešnice
* Olomučany
* Ostrov u Macochy
* Pamětice
* Petrov
* Petrovice
* Prostřední Poříčí
* Rájec-Jestřebí
* Ráječko
* Roubanina
* Rozseč nad Kunštátem
* Rozsíčka
* Rudice
* Šebetov
* Sebranice
* Šebrov-Kateřina
* Senetářov
* Skalice nad Svitavou
* Skrchov
* Sloup
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* Spešov
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* Stvolová
* Suchý
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* Světlá
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