complex is the former Minims monastery with Church of Blessed Giuliana of Collalto. The ruin of the Rokštejn Castle is located near the Panská Lhota village. The early Gothic castle was conquered and demolished in the 15th century by Matthias Corvinus and his army. Notable people Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1838–1899), German nobleman and politician Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956), Austrian architect Gustav Haloun (1898–1951), sinologist Baruch Kurzweil (1907–1972), Israeli literary critic William Pachner (1915–2017), American painter Zdeněk Měřínský (1948–2016), archeologist and historian; died here Twin towns – sister cities Brtnice is twinned with: Orpund, Switzerland References External links Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Jihlava District