Boskovice

Sister cities

• Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
• Levice
• Rawa Mazowiecka

History

Boskovice was probably founded in the 13th century as a market village. The first written mention of Boskovice is from 1222, when the lord Jimram of Boskovice was listed as a witness in a deed of the King Ottokar I of Bohemia. The Boskovice Castle was first mentioned in 1313. During the reign of Maria Theresa (1740–1780), Boskovice was promoted to a town. Until 1918, Boskovice was part of Austria-Hungary. In 1918, Boskovice became part of independent Czechoslovakia. From 1848 until 1960, Boskovice was a district town. Since 1960, it has been part of Blansko District.

Geography

Boskovice is located about north of Brno. It lies on the border of the Boskovice Furrow and Drahany Highlands. The Boskovice Reservoir is largely located in the municipal territory. The reservoir lies on the river Bělá, which flows through the eastern part of the town and the southern part of the territory.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  398
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  393
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  377
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  314
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  292
• Yellowhammer

  Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  279
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  274
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  248

Most recent

• M 3 — 2006-03-21
  1 km NNW of Bystré, Czechia
• M 2.6 — 2005-12-31
  5 km ENE of Šternberk, Czechia