Holštejn | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Blansko |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.4064°N 16.7778°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1349 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.47 |
Elevation M: | 462 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 160 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 679 13 |
Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Holštejn lies approximately 15km (09miles) north of Blansko, 24km (15miles) north of Brno, and 178km (111miles) south-east of Prague.
The first written mention of Holštejn is from 1349, when Vok I of Holštejn was mentioned. It was a castle and a Market town. Existence of the castle was last mentioned in 1511. In 1550, Holštejn was described as abandoned and only one mill survived. In 1791, the village of Holštejn was established again.[2]