Ostrovačice
Introduction '''Ostrovačice''' () is a market town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Ostrovák and was written as ''Ozstrovachovic'' (Ostrovákovice) in the oldest documents. The Latin name ''Nigra ecclesia'' and the German name ''Schwarzkirchen'' first appeared in the 1330s and literally mean 'black church'.
Geography Ostrovačice is located about  west of Brno. The western part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Boskovice Furrow. The eastern part lies in the Bobrava Highlands and includes the highest point of Ostrovačice at  above sea level.
History The first written mention of Ostrovačice is from 1255.It was promoted to a market town by Ferdinand I of Austria in 1842.
Demographics
Transport The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipal territory.
Sport A part of the Brno Circuit is situated in the territory of Ostrovačice.
Sights The main landmark of Ostrovačice is the Church of Saints John the Baptist and Wenceslaus. It is originally a Romanesque church from the mid-13th century, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1718–1719.Neoclassical and historicist modifications were made in 1803 and 1880.
Notable people *Zdeněk Pololáník (born 1935), composer; works here
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