Lomnice (Brno-Country District)

Lomnice ( German Lomnitz ) is a market town in the Czech Republic. It is located seven kilometers north of Tišnov and belongs to Okres Brno- venkov. This historical city center has been redesigned in the second half of the 17th century, designed by Giovanni Pietro Tencalla and is since 1990 a city reserve.

Geography

Lomnice located in the Sýkořská pahorkatina, a subunit of Nedvědička highlands in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. The town is located on the right side of the creek Besének below the confluence of the Chrastová on the area of the Park Svratecká hornatina. To the east rises the Crhová (541 m), in the south of the Luzichová ( 481 m), southwest of the Jahodná (532 m ) in the west of Veselský Chlum ( 578 m) and in the northwest the Křídlová ( 575 m).

Neighboring towns are Ochoz u Tišnova and Synalov in the north, Strhaře, Chrastová and Rašov in the northeast, Bukovice in the east, Rohozec, Unín and Jamné the southeast, Šerkovice, Řepka and Brusna in the south, Kaly and vrby the southwest, Podolí and Veseli in the west and Prudká and Doubravník in the northwest.

History

Lomnice probably originated in the first half of the 13th century during the colonization of the highlands by the Lords of Tasov ( Thassonis ). The first mention of Lomnice was in 1281, when Tas of Lomnice as witness the sale of the village Újezd at Pohořelice by Artleb of Deblín to the monastery of Porta Coeli confirmed. The Lomnice castle was the headquarters of the extensive noble family of Lomnitz, which was among the most powerful in Moravia and became extinct at the beginning of the 17th century with Protas of Lomnitz on Jamnitz and Meseritsch in the male line. In 1504 Lomnice a town was first mentioned. 1572 sold by Oldrich Lomnice the reign of John the Elder. of Zierotin on Rossitz. From 1644 belonged Lomnice Franz Gabriel Graf Serényi. After the Thirty Years War, the Count Serényi Lomnice could reshape according to plans by Giovanni Pietro Tencalla.

After the abolition of patrimonial Lomnice formed in 1850, market town in the Brno district administration and the district court Tischnowitz. At this time, the Jewish community was also independently as a political community. The Jewish community was united with market Lomnice 1880 BC. 1869 lived in Lomnice 2,143 people, in 1890 there were 2,063. The Jewish community was united with market Lomnice 1880 BC. However, this association did not have a permanent stock, in 1890 consisted Lomnice back from two independent municipalities. Since 1896, the municipality of Mark and the Jewish community Lomnice belonged to the newly formed district Tischnowitz. By 1918 there was a final union of the mark community and the Jewish community. In 1921 lived in the little town of 1651 people and in 1950 it was 1465th After the dissolution of Okres Tišnov Lomnice came with the beginning of 1961 to Okres Blansko. In 1996 Brusna including the districts Řepka and Veseli was incorporated. On 10 October 2006 Lomnice regained the status of a Městys. Since the beginning of 2007 Lomnice belongs to Okres Brno- venkov.

Community structure

The Městys consists of the districts Brusna ( Brusna ) Lomnice ( Lomnitz ) Řepka ( Repka ) and Veseli ( Wesseli ) and the settlement Chrastová.

Attractions

Baroque Church of the Visitation, built by Paul Weinberger and Johann Baptist Erna, designed by Giovanni Pietro Tencalla
Castle Lomnice with castle chapel, dating from the 13th century Gothic castle of the lords of Lomnitz was remodeled in the 16th and 17th centuries into a castle in the style of the Renaissance and Baroque
City Hall, the building was completed in 1680 at the time of Franz Gabriel Sereny
Plague Column on the market
Pilgrimage chapel of St.. Anthony of Padua, built prior to 1670 north of the town as a cemetery chapel
Synagogue, built in the center of the 1780-1785 Jewish suburban building was restored after periods of decline in 1997 and is now used as a cultural center
Jewish cemetery, north of the city, the oldest grave stone dates from 1716
Statue of St. John of Nepomuk, before the city
Statue of the legendary King Gambrinus at the former brewery, established in 1856 by J. Břenek
Tomb of the painter Bohumír Matal (1922-1988), created by Vladimir Preclík
Natural Monument Luzichová, southeast of Lomnice
Natural Monument Zámecký les v Lomnici, east of the castle in the valley of Besének
Natural Monument Klášterce, north of Lomnice
Natural monuments Veselský chlum and Veselska lada, west of Lomnice in Veseli

Sons and daughters of the town

Alois Graf Serényi (1812-1892), Austrian politician and landowner
Anežka Hrabětová - Uhrová (1900-1981), a botanist
Leo Eitinger (1912-1996), Norwegian psychiatrist

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