| Blížkovice | |
| 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: | 48.9997°N 15.8347°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1349 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.81 |
| Elevation M: | 398 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1214 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 671 55 |
Blížkovice (German: Lispitz) is a market town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Blížkovice is located about northwest of Znojmo and 59km (37miles) southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at 446m (1,463feet) above sea level. The Jevišovka River flows through the market town. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory.
Due to the triangular shape of the square, there are opinions that there was a Slavic settlement here already during the time of Great Moravia (in the 9th century). The first written mention of Blížkovice is from 1349, when it was already referred to as a market town. There were originally two settlements, one called Městys Blížkovice ("the market town of Blížkovice") and one called Ves Blížkovice ("the village of Blížkovice"). It is unique that two settlements with the same name arose next to each other. In 1919, they were merged into one municipality.[2]
The I/38 road (part of the European route E59) from Jihlava to Znojmo passes through the municipal territory.
Blížkovice is located on the railway line Znojmo–Okříšky.[3]
The main landmark of Blížkovice is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It has a Romanesque core from around 1200. In the first quarter of the 14th century, it was extended in the Gothic style. Renaissance modifications were made in the late 16th century and Baroque modifications were made in the second half of the 18th century.[4]