The Svratka ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈsvratka] ; German : Schwarzach ) is a river in the Czech Republic , a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the Vysočina and South Moravian regions, including the city of Brno . It is 168.5 km (104.7 mi) long, making it the 9th longest river in the Czech Republic.
10-735: Svratka may refer to places in the Czech Republic: Svratka (river) , a river in the South Moravian Region Svratka (Žďár nad Sázavou District) , a town in the Vysočina Region Radešínská Svratka , a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
20-615: Is from 1376. It was part of the Veveří estate. In 1521, it was promoted to a market town . Veverská Bítýška was promoted to a town in 2018. There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The main landmark of Veverská Bítýška is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1771–1782. The Jaroš's watermill is located on the Bílý potok. It
30-609: Is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Brno . It lies mostly in the Boskovice Furrow . The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Křižanov Highlands and includes the highest point of Veverská Bítýška, a hill with an altitude of 437 m (1,434 ft). The town lies on the Svratka River, at its confluence with the stream Bílý potok. The first written mention of Veverská Bítýška
40-738: The Upper Svratka Highlands at an elevation of 772 m (2,533 ft) and flows to the Nové Mlýny reservoirs , where it enters the Thaya River in Dolní Věstonice at an elevation of 163 m (535 ft). It is 168.5 km (104.7 mi) long, making it the 9th longest river in the Czech Republic . Its drainage basin has an area of 7,115.6 km (2,747.3 sq mi). The longest tributaries of
50-731: The Svratka are: The most notable settlement on the Svratka is the city of Brno , where the Svitava flows into the river. The river flows past the following municipalities: Cikháj , Herálec , Svratka , Křižánky , Březiny , Krásné , Spělkov , Telecí , Borovnice , Jimramov , Strachujov , Unčín , Dalečín , Chlum-Korouhvice , Vír , Koroužné , Štěpánov nad Svratkou , Ujčov , Nedvědice , Černvír , Doubravník , Borač , Štěpánovice , Tišnov , Veverská Bítýška , Brno, Modřice , Rajhrad , Židlochovice , Nosislav , Velké Němčice , Vranovice , Pouzdřany , Ivaň and Dolní Věstonice . In
60-783: The Vír I and Vír II reservoirs. A short slalom channel is built between Vír I and Vír II. Veversk%C3%A1 B%C3%ADt%C3%BD%C5%A1ka Veverská Bítýška is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 3,500 inhabitants. The name Bítýška is a diminutive of Bíteš (compared with the nearby Velká Bíteš ). It is derived from the personal Old Czech name Bítech, Bietech or Bytech. The attribute Veverská refers to belonging to Veveří Castle. Veverská Bítýška
70-536: The basin area is the Dalešice Reservoir with an area of 463 ha (1,140 acres), which is built on the Jihlava River. There are 4,942 bodies of water in the basin area. The Svratka is among the popular rivers for river tourism . Two of its sections are navigable; hovewer, the upper section is navigable only during the spring thaw and after heavy rains, and the lower section depends on the discharge of
80-531: The name originates from the Proto-Slavic verb vort ( vrátit in modern Czech), which meant "to return". It denoted "a returning river" (which meant meandering river). Another theory is that the name was derived from the Germanic Swarta , which meant "black water". Sometimes the river was colloquially referred to as Švarcava or Švorcava . The Svratka originates in the territory of Cikháj in
90-478: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Svratka&oldid=1053327345 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Svratka (river) According to one theory,
100-465: The section from Březiny to Borovnice, the river forms the border between the Vysočina and Pardubice regions. In the section from Herálec to Jimramov, the river also forms the border between the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia . The reservoirs Brno (259 ha (640 acres)), Vír I (224 ha (550 acres)) and Vír II (13 ha (32 acres)) are built on the Svratka. The largest body of water in
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