Veverská Bítýška
Veverská Bítýška is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
Veverská Bítýška | |
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Town | |
 Market square with the Church of Saint James the Elder | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Veverská Bítýška | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′29″N 16°26′11″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,953 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 664 71 |
| Website | http://www.obecveverskabityska.cz/ |
The town covers an area of 13.65 square kilometres (5.27 sq mi), and has a population of 2,953 (as at 31 December 2008).
Veverská Bítýška lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Brno and 171 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague.
Previously a market town (městys), Veverská Bítýška has been given the town status effective 27 August 2018 by the Czech Parliament.[1]
Personalities
- Marie Kudeříková (1921 - 1943), a member of the Czech resistance to Nazi occupation, spent a part of her life in Veverská Bítýška.
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