Střelice, Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

Etymology | Geography | History | Transport | Sights

🇨🇿 Střelice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

Etymology The name of the village is derived from the words střelec ('shooter'), střílet (to shoot). According to legend, the village was originally the seat of the land's archers.

Geography Střelice is located about 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Brno. It lies in the Bobrava Highlands. The highest point is at 385 m (1,263 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Bobrava River, which flows along the southern municipal border.

History The first written mention of Střelice is from 1375, when Moravian Margrave John Henry founded the Carthusian monastery in Královo Pole and donated it several villages, including Střelice.

Transport Střelice is located on the railway line Brno–Třebíč.

Sights The main landmark of Střelice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the late Baroque style, but it has a medieval core. Its present form is the result of the reconstruction in 1932.

Lednice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic 
Lednice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
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Střelice has a population of over 3,200 people. Střelice also forms part of the wider Brno-Country District which has a population of over 222,370 people. Střelice is situated near Brno.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Střelice has links with:

🇮🇹 Assago, Italy 🇫🇷 Nozay, France
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Antipodal to Střelice is: -163.5,-49.15

Locations Near: Střelice 16.5,49.15

🇨🇿 Brno 16.604,49.197 d: 9.2  

🇨🇿 Kuřim 16.517,49.283 d: 14.9  

🇨🇿 Blansko 16.645,49.363 d: 25.9  

🇨🇿 Znojmo 16.063,48.849 d: 46.2  

🇨🇿 Břeclav 16.867,48.75 d: 51.9  

🇦🇹 Mistelbach 16.567,48.567 d: 65  

🇨🇿 Svitavy 16.467,49.75 d: 66.8  

🇨🇿 Prostějov 17.1,49.467 d: 56  

🇨🇿 Žďár nad Sázavou 15.933,49.55 d: 60.5  

🇨🇿 Hodonín 17.129,48.852 d: 56.6  

Antipodal to: Střelice -163.5,-49.15

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16731.8  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16282.8  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16082.3  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16016  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12311.3  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12214.5  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12199.6  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12195.8  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12195.7  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12161.4  

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