Blansko

Blansko (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Blansko
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Blansko (letecký snímek).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of the town centre
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Blansko.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blansko_CoA_CZ.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Moravian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Blansko
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic

Article

12 sections

Contents

Administrative division
Geography
History
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Sport
Sights
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

==Administrative division== Blansko consists of 12 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Blansko (16,429) Češkovice (385) Dolní Lhota (565) Horní Lhota (435) Hořice (115) Klepačov (615) Lažánky (417) Obůrka (213) Olešná (183) Skalní mlýn (5) Těchov (470) Žižlavice (68)