Velké Pavlovice

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Velké Pavlovice
Town
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Coat of arms of Velké Pavlovice
Coat of arms
Velké Pavlovice is located in Czech Republic
Velké Pavlovice
Velké Pavlovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°54′17″N 16°48′58″E / 48.90472°N 16.81611°E / 48.90472; 16.81611Coordinates: 48°54′17″N 16°48′58″E / 48.90472°N 16.81611°E / 48.90472; 16.81611
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBřeclav
First mentioned1252
Government
 • MayorJiří Otřel (STAN)
Area
 • Total23.24 km2 (8.97 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total3,140
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
691 06
Websitewww.velke-pavlovice.cz

Velké Pavlovice (German: Groß Pawlowitz) is a small town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The region of Velké Pavlovice is famous for its vineyards.

History[]

Written sources began in 1252, when this villa was donated to the property of a new founded Cistercian abbey in Žďár nad Sázavou. Gothic St. Catherine Church was destroyed during Thirty Years' War. Baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary which dominates the town until today was built afterwards.

Notable people[]

Twin towns — sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Velké Pavlovice is twinned with:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Velké Pavlovice. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

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