Kněževes (Blansko District) Explained

Kněževes
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Moravian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Blansko
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.5869°N 16.4239°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1416
Area Total Km2:5.20
Elevation M:573
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:171
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:679 74

Kněževes is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village of Veselka within the municipality is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Kněževes lies approximately 30km (20miles) north-west of Blansko, 46km (29miles) north of Brno, and 155km (96miles) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Jobova Lhota and Veselka are administrative parts of Kněževes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.