Veverská Bítýška is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 3,500 inhabitants.
7-551: The name Bítýška is a diminutive of Bíteš (compared with the nearby Velká Bíteš ). It is derived from the personal Old Czech name Bítech, Bietech or Bytech. The attribute Veverská refers to belonging to Veveří Castle. Veverská Bítýška is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Brno . It lies mostly in the Boskovice Furrow . The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Křižanov Highlands and includes
14-519: Is a town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 5,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . The villages of Bezděkov, Březka, Holubí Zhoř, Jáchymov, Janovice, Jestřabí, Jindřichov, Košíkov, Ludvíkov and Pánov are administrative parts of Velká Bíteš. Pánov forms an exclave of
21-527: The highest point of Veverská Bítýška, a hill with an altitude of 437 m (1,434 ft). The town lies on the Svratka River, at its confluence with the stream Bílý potok. The first written mention of Veverská Bítýška is from 1376. It was part of the Veveří estate. In 1521, it was promoted to a market town . Veverská Bítýška was promoted to a town in 2018. There are no railways or major roads passing through
28-409: The municipal territory. Velká Bíteš is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 27 km (17 mi) west of Brno . It lies in the Křižanov Highlands . The highest point is at 530 m (1,740 ft) above sea level. The Bítýška River flows through the town. The first written mention of Velká Bíteš is from 1240, when the church was mentioned. The settlement
35-610: The municipality. The main landmark of Veverská Bítýška is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1771–1782. The Jaroš's watermill is located on the Bílý potok. It is a valuable technical monument dating from 1938 with a set of technological equipment. Today it houses the Museum of Mill Craft. Velk%C3%A1 B%C3%ADte%C5%A1 Velká Bíteš (until 1924 Velká Byteš )
42-469: The town are ITW Pronovia , manufacturer of plastic products for the automotive industry, and První Brněnská Strojírna Velká Bíteš, manufacturer of aerospace technologies. The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs next to the town. Velká Bíteš is known for the unique fortified Church of Saint John the Baptist. The original wooden structure was replaced by the stone Romanesque church in the 13th century. In
49-579: Was founded in the first half of the 13th century. In the mid-14th century, it was a market town and in 1408, it was promoted to a town. The greatest development occurred after the Hussite Wars , but the town was severely damaged during the Thirty Years' War and recovered slowly. Velká Bíteš was not industrialized until 1950, when a large engineering company was founded. Thanks to this, the population increased significantly. The largest employers based in
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