Ostrovačice

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Ostrovačice

Total population

575

Elevation330 m

Land area7.82 km²

Coordinates49.21°, 16.41°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ostrovačice is a market town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Antonín Sokol

Czech playwright, publicist and writer (1847–1889)

J

Jaroslav Vacek

Czech academic (1943–2017)

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Libor Baláž

Czech soccer player

Č

Čeněk Procházka

Czech member of Czech National Council, politician, manager and union member

Ivan Honl

Czech biologist (1866-1936)

Vladimír Sís

Czech writer (1889-1958)

František Sís

Czech journalist and politician (1878–1938)

Josef Juran

Czech politician, publicist and mayor (1885–1963)

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Josef Skutil

Czech archeologist (1904–1965)

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Oldřich Vaverka

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament, member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Czechoslovak politician

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Ivana Valešová

Czech actress

Karl Leuthner

Austrian politician (1869-1944)

B

Bedřich František

F

František Moos

association football player (1919-2002)

J

Jaroslav Bureš

Czechoslovak painter (1915-1985)

L

Ladislav Brůžička

Czechoslovak military officer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Moravian

• Zastávka
  2.5 mi away · pop. 2,359
• Hvozdec
  2.6 mi away · pop. 205
• Říčky
  2.9 mi away · pop. 247
• Babice u Rosic
  3.5 mi away · pop. 523
• Kratochvilka
  4 mi away · pop. 429
• Rudka
  4.1 mi away · pop. 336
• Popůvky
  4.2 mi away · pop. 599
• Veverská Bítýška
  4.6 mi away · pop. 3,198
• Veselka
  4.7 mi away
• Lažánky
  4.8 mi away · pop. 603
• Příbram na Moravě
  5.1 mi away · pop. 545
• Zbraslav
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,197

Browse all places in South Moravian →

Recently spotted species

Russian olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Seen 2026-09-26

common agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

Seen 2026-09-26

Central European Boar

Sus scrofa scrofa

Seen 2026-09-26

Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris

Seen 2026-09-25

Green Shield Bug

Palomena prasina

Seen 2026-09-25

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-25

hoary alyssum

Berteroa incana

Seen 2026-09-25

Thick-legged Hover Fly

Syritta pipiens

Seen 2026-09-25

Spiked Speedwell

Veronica spicata

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers