| Štítary | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Znojmo |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 48.9353°N 15.8442°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1346 |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.97 |
| Elevation M: | 398 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 701 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 671 02 |
Štítary (German: Schiltern) is a market town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Štítary is located about 16km (10miles) northwest of Znojmo and 61km (38miles) southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Kraví hora at 478m (1,568feet) above sea level. The southwestern municipal border is formed by the Vranov Reservoir, built on the Thaya River.
The first written mention of Štítary is from 1346, when King Charles IV promoted the settlement to a market town. It belonged to the Vranov estate. During the Thirty Years' War, the market town was badly damaged and it took several decades to recover. Another disaster was a fire in 1706. From 1680 to 1787, the estate was owned by the Althan family. From 1790, the Mníšek family ruled the estate. After the abolition of serfdom in 1787, Štítary became a developed trade centre.[2]
The railway line Znojmo–Okříšky passes through the eastern part of the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The market town is served by the station in neighbouring Šumná.
The main landmark of Štítary is the Church of Saint George. It has a late Romanesque core from the end of the 13th century, but its present appearance is the result of later alterations and extensions. Next to the church is a separate bell tower.[3]