Rousínov

Town in South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

Town in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°12′5″N 16°52′56″E / 49.20139°N 16.88222°E / 49.20139; 16.88222Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrict VyškovFirst mentioned1222Government

• MayorJiří LukášekArea

• Total23.05 km² (8.90 sq mi)Elevation

240 m (790 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total5,888 • Density260/km² (660/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

683 01

Websitewww.rousinov.cz

Rousínov (until 1921 Nový Rousínov; German: Neu Raußnitz, Neuraussnitz) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Čechyně, Královopolské Vážany, Kroužek, Rousínovec, Slavíkovice and Vítovice are administrative parts of Rousínov.

Geography

Rousínov is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Brno. It lies mostly in the Vyškov Gate, the southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Litenčice Hills. The Rakovec Stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Rousínov is from 1222. In 1321, it was last referred to as a village. It belonged to the Špilberk estate. It became an important crossroads of trade routes from Vienna and from Olomouc. Rousínov was a royal town until 1559, when Ferdinand I sold the Špilberk estate.^[2]

The Jewish community existed here from the second half of the 15th century until 1919. The business activities of the Jews after the Thirty Years' War brought economic prosperity to the town.^[2]

Until 1945, the village of Čechyně belonged to the German-speaking enclave called Vyškov Language Island. The area was colonized by German settlers in the second half of the 13th century. The coexistence of Czechs and Germans was mostly peaceful, which changed only after 1935, when many Germans tended to Nazism. In 1945, the German population was expelled.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	4,281	—
1880	4,122	−3.7%
1890	4,138	+0.4%
1900	4,146	+0.2%
1910	4,581	+10.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	4,815	+5.1%
1930	5,375	+11.6%
1950	4,920	−8.5%
1961	4,904	−0.3%
1970	4,767	−2.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	5,081	+6.6%
1991	4,910	−3.4%
2001	4,922	+0.2%
2011	5,315	+8.0%
2021	5,717	+7.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D1 motorway goes around the town.

Rousínov lies on the railway line from Brno to Vyškov.

Notable people

Menahem Mendel Auerbach (1620–1689), Austrian rabbi, banker, and commentator; lived here
Josef Flesch (1781–1839), writer and translator
Nikolai Brashman (1796–1866), Russian mathematician
František Sušil (1804–1868), priest and folk music collector
Nehemiah Brüll (1843–1892), rabbi

Twin towns – sister cities

Rousínov is twinned with:^[6]

Dervio, Italy
Halásztelek, Hungary
Podbranč, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Město Rousínov. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "S památníkem německým starousedlíkům si Vyškov zatím neví rady" (in Czech). iDnes. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vyškov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Rousínov. Retrieved 2021-11-30.