{{Infobox settlement | name = Letovice | other_name = | settlement_type = Town <!-- images --> | image_skyline = Pohled na město od západu, Letovice, okres Blansko.jpg | image_caption = View from the west | image_flag = Flag of Letovice.svg | image_shield = Letovice CoA CZ.png <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Moravian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Blansko <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = {{coord|49|32|50|N|16|34|25|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Petr Novotný <!-- established --> | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1145 <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 51.01 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 330 <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}</ref> | population_total = 7124 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 679 61 | area_code_type = | area_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{URL|https://www.letovice.net/}} | footnotes = }} '''Letovice''' ({{langx|de|Lettowitz}}) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants.
==Administrative division== Letovice consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *Letovice (4,210) *Babolky (50) *Chlum (49) *Dolní Smržov (112) *Jasinov (96) *Kladoruby (214) *Klevetov (29) *Kněževísko (35) *Kochov (92) *Lhota (55) *Meziříčko (190) *Novičí (82) *Podolí (83) *Slatinka (71) *Třebětín (1,008) *Zábludov (102) *Zboněk (126) {{div col end}}
==Geography== Letovice is located about {{convert|21|km}} north of Blansko and {{convert|37|km|abbr=on}} north of Brno. It lies mostly in the Boskovice Furrow. The highest point is the hill Ve Vrších at {{convert|590|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Svitava River, at its confluence with the Křetínka River. West of the town is the Letovice Reservoir, built on the Křetínka.
==History== The first written mention of Letovice is from 1145.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie města|url=https://www.letovice.net/historie-mesta|publisher=Město Letovice|language=cs|access-date=2025-08-29}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|5152 |1880|5054 |1890|5561 |1900|6121 |1910|6850 |1921|6562 |1930|6468 |1950|6196 |1961|6336 |1970|6483 |1980|6811 |1991|6608 |2001|6640 |2011|6637 |2021|6604 |source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport== The I/43 road (part of the European route E461) from Brno to Svitavy passes through the market town.
Letovice is located on the railway line Prague–Brno.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Letovice|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/letovice/5434725|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-13}}</ref>
==Sights== thumb|Letovice Castle thumb|Former monastery Among the main landmarks of the town is the Letovice Castle. The original castle from the 13th century was rebuilt into an early Baroque residence at the end of the 17th century. Today the castle is privately owned and gradually repaired with the aim of making it available to the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie letovického zámku|url=http://www.zamekletovice.cz/historie-zamku|publisher=Letovice Castle|language=cs|access-date=2022-07-22}}</ref>
The Church of Saint Procopius was built in the Gothic style in the last quarter of the 14th century. It is an important historical and architectural monument. A covered staircase connects the church with the town centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Prokopa|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-prokopa-12824205|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-13}}</ref>
The former monastery of the Merciful Brothers was founded in 1747. The monastery complex with the Church of Saint George and a hospital was built in the Baroque style in 1751–1784. Part of the monastery is a unique restored Baroque pharmacy from 1784, open to the public. Today, the entire premises of the former monastery belong to the Letovice Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |title=Klášter Milosrdných bratří|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/klaster-milosrdnych-bratri-12819975|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Václava|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-vaclava-12820597|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-13}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Count Gustav Kálnoky (1832–1898), Austro-Hungarian diplomat and statesman *Alois Biach (1849–1918), Austrian physician and medical writer *Emanuel Löffler (1901–1986), gymnast
==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}} Letovice is twinned with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerská města|url=https://www.letovice.net/partnerska-mesta|publisher=Město Letovice|language=cs|access-date=2025-08-27}}</ref> *{{flagicon|POL}} Chełmno, Poland *{{flagicon|GER}} Kirchlinteln, Germany *{{flagicon|HUN}} Kőbánya (Budapest), Hungary *{{flagicon|SVK}} Slepčany, Slovakia *{{flagicon|CRO}} Stari Grad, Croatia
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==External links== {{commons category|Letovice}} *{{official|https://www.letovice.net/}}
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