Knínice | |
Settlement Type: | Market town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Blansko |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.5397°N 16.695°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1110 |
Area Total Km2: | 11.20 |
Elevation M: | 377 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 965 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 679 34 |
Knínice (until 2015 Knínice u Boskovic) is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
The initial name of the settlement was Knihnice. The name was derived from the old Czech word kněhyně (in modern Czech kněžna), meaning 'princess'.[2]
Knínice is located about north of Blansko and 36km (22miles) north of Brno. It lies on the border between the Boskovice Furrow and Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Mojetín at 608m (1,995feet) above sea level. The Semíš Stream flows through the market town.
The village was founded by Queen Euphemia of Hungary. The first written mention of Knínice is from 1110, when Queen Euphemia donated the village to the Hradisko Monastery in Olomouc. The monastery owned Knínice until the abolition of the monastery in 1784. In 1250, Knínice was promoted to a market town by King Wenceslaus I.[2]
There are no major roads passing through the municipal territory. The railway that runs through Knínice is unused.
The main landmark of Knínice is the Church of Saint Mark. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1802–1806 on the site of an old medieval church. Next to the church is a unique wooden bell tower.[3]