Jedovnice
Encyclopedia
Jedovnice is a market town
(městys) in the Blansko District
of the South Moravian Region
in the Czech Republic
. It has a population of 2,657 (2006). Jedovnice lies near the Moravian Karst
nature reserve. The parish St. Peter and Paul Church, which was built in the 1780s, is remarkable for the post-Second Vatican Council
adaptation of its interior (by Mikuláš Medek
, Jan Koblasa and Ludvík Kolek).
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
(městys) in the Blansko District
Blansko District
Blansko District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...
of the South Moravian Region
South Moravian Region
South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia, with exception of Jobova Lhota, that belongs to Bohemia. Its capital is Brno the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region is famous for its wine...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It has a population of 2,657 (2006). Jedovnice lies near the Moravian Karst
Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst is a karst landscape and protected nature reserve to the north of Brno in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, located near the town of Blansko. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 caverns and gorges and covers an area of roughly 92...
nature reserve. The parish St. Peter and Paul Church, which was built in the 1780s, is remarkable for the post-Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
adaptation of its interior (by Mikuláš Medek
Mikuláš Medek
Mikuláš Medek is one of the most important representants of modern Czech painting. Nephew of excellent impressionist Antonín Slavíček and son of general of Czechoslovak army and catholic writer Rudolf Medek, is thanks to his original expression, deepness of idea and spirituality of his work one of...
, Jan Koblasa and Ludvík Kolek).
