Veverská Bítýška
| Veverská Bítýška | |||
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| Town | |||
 Market square with the Church of Saint James the Elder | |||
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  Veverská Bítýška | |||
| Coordinates: 49°16′29″N 16°26′11″E / 49.27472°N 16.43639°ECoordinates: 49°16′29″N 16°26′11″E / 49.27472°N 16.43639°E | |||
| Country |
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| Region | South Moravian | ||
| District | Brno-Country | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 2,953 | ||
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 664 71 | ||
| Website | http://www.obecveverskabityska.cz/ | ||
Veverská Bítýška is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
The town covers an area of 13.65 square kilometres (5.27 sq mi), and has a population of 2,953 (as at 31 December 2008).
Veverská Bítýška lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Brno and 171 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague.
Previously a market town (městys), Veverská Bítýška has been given the town status effective 27 August 2018 by the Czech Parliament.[1]
Personalities
- Marie Kudeříková (1921 - 1943), a member of the Czech resistance to Nazi occupation, spent a part of her life in Veverská Bítýška.
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