Křtiny

Křtiny
Market town
Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Křtiny Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°17′49″N 16°44′39″E / 49.29694°N 16.74417°E / 49.29694; 16.74417Coordinates: 49°17′49″N 16°44′39″E / 49.29694°N 16.74417°E / 49.29694; 16.74417
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1237
Government
Area
• Total	11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	832
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 05
Website	www.krtiny.cz

Křtiny is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It lies on boundary of the Moravian Karst nature reserve.

Sights[]

The town is an old Marian pilgrimage site (administered by the Premonstratensians) and is dominated by a Baroque pilgrim complex; the original project by Jan Santini Aichel was modified during construction and was not fully completed. It comprises the Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary (houses a Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary), St. Anne Chapel, Provost Residence and other buildings.

Close to Křtiny is karst show Výpustek Cave, ex secret army cave shelter.

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