Jevíčko

Jevíčko
Town
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Jevíčko Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°37′N 16°42′E / 49.617°N 16.700°E / 49.617; 16.700Coordinates: 49°37′N 16°42′E / 49.617°N 16.700°E / 49.617; 16.700
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1249
Government
• Mayor	Dušan Pávek
Area
• Total	23.25 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	2,801
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	569 43
Website	www.jevicko.cz

Jevíčko (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɛviːtʃko]; German: Gewitsch) is a town in Svitavy District, in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of around 2,800.

Geography[]

Jevíčko is located above the Jevíčka River in a wide valley which cuts north-south through the highlands of the Central Moravian Carpathians.

History[]

Jevíčko was part of the Great Moravian Empire in the 9th and early 10th century, and at various times was under the control of one or the other of Boskovice or Olomouc. In 1258, Jevíčko received its city charter, from Ottokar, then ruler of Moravia. In 1291, his son Wenceslaus II gave Jevíčko jurisdiction over the thirteen surrounding villages.

A Jewish community was founded in Jevíčko in the 17th century. In 1848 about 980 Jews lived in the town; by 1910 their number had dropped to just over 200.

Notable people[]

• Richard Fall (1882–1945), Austrian composer and conductor

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Jevíčko is twinned with:^[2][3]

• Abasha, Georgia
• Martvili, Georgia

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Jevíčko at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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