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Litomyšl

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Litomyšl (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. It is a former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle complex of the Litomyšl Castle, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Litomyšl
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Zlatá Hvězda Litomyšl (14).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Smetanovo Square with the town hall and the Church of the Finding the Holy Cross
Settlement.image_flag
Litomyšl_flag_CZ.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Coa Czech Town Litomyšl.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Pardubice
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Svitavy
Settlement.pushpin_map
Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Daniel Brýdl
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
981

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Leitomischl
Population
10154
Area
33.450738
Elevation
330
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Morašice
Official website
www.litomysl.cz
Image
Zlatá Hvězda Litomyšl (14).jpg
Licence plate code
E
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topic's main category
Category:Litomyšl
twinned administrative body
Łańcut
Commons category
Litomyšl
category for people born here
Category:Births in Litomyšl
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Litomyšl
category of associated people
Category:People from Litomyšl
postal code
569 67
time of earliest written record
0981-01-17
email address
mailto:[email protected]
native label
Litomyšl
historical region
Bohemia
inception
0981-00-00
number of houses
2186
mean age
43.6
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Language
  • Sights
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Litomyšl (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. It is a former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle complex of the Litomyšl Castle, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.

==Administrative division== Litomyšl consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Litomyšl-město (6,026) Kornice (137) Lány (441) Nedošín (526) Nová Ves u Litomyšle (99) Pazucha (130) Pohodlí (290) Suchá (101) Zahájí (1,147) Záhradí (1,130)

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