| Rostěnice-Zvonovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vyškov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.2392°N 16.9642°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1141 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.52 |
| Elevation M: | 260 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 610 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 682 01 |
Rostěnice-Zvonovice (German: Rosternitz-Swonowitz) is a municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The municipality is made up of the villages of Rostěnice and Zvonovice.
Rostěnice-Zvonovice is located about 5km (03miles) southwest of Vyškov and 23km (14miles) east of Brno. It lies mostly in the Vyškov Gate, only a small part of the municipality in the east extends into the Litenčice Hills. The highest point is the hill Špice at 304m (997feet) above sea level. The stream Rostěnický potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Rostěnice is from 1141. Zvonovice was first mentioned in 1355. Rostěnice and Zvonovice were merged into one municipality in 1960.[2]
Until 1945, Rostěnice and Zvonovice belonged to the German-speaking enclave called Vyškov Language Island. The area was colonized by German settlers in the second half of the 13th century. The coexistence of Czechs and Germans was mostly peaceful, which changed only after 1935, when many Germans tended to Nazism. In 1945–1946, the German population was expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czech families.[2] [3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The D1 motorway from Brno to Ostrava runs north of Rostěnice-Zvonovice, just outside the municipality.
The main landmark is the Chapel of Saint Bartholomew, located in Zvonovice. It was built in second half of the 18th century and modified in the 19th century.[4]
Both Rostěnice and Zvonovice consist of well-preserved farmsteads from the beginning of the 19th century, supplemented by younger buildings, and are protected as two separate village monument zones.[5] [6]