Jedovnice

Jedovnice
Town
Saint Peter and Paul Church
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Blansko
Commune Blansko
Elevation 470 m (1,542 ft)
Coordinates CZ 49°20′26″N 16°45′33″E / 49.34056°N 16.75917°E / 49.34056; 16.75917Coordinates: CZ 49°20′26″N 16°45′33″E / 49.34056°N 16.75917°E / 49.34056; 16.75917
Area 14.24 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Population 2,729 (2009)
Density 192 / km2 (497 / sq mi)
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 679 06
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Jedovnice
Website: www.jedovnice.cz

Jedovnice is a market town (městys) in the Blansko District of the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic. It has a population of 2,657 (2006). Jedovnice lies near the Moravian Karst nature reserve. The parish St. Peter and Paul Church, which was built in the 1780s, is remarkable for the post-Second Vatican Council adaptation of its interior (by Mikuláš Medek, Jan Koblasa and Ludvík Kolek).

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