Křtiny

Křtiny is a market town (městys) in Blansko District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, lying on boundary of the Moravian Karst nature reserve.

Křtiny
Municipality
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Křtiny
Coordinates: 49°18′0″N 16°45′0″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
Government
  MayorFrantišek Novotný (STAN)
Area
  Total11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation
417 m (1,368 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Total836
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Postal code
679 05
Websitehttp://www.krtiny.cz/

The town is an old Marian pilgrimage site (administered by the Premonstratensians) and is dominated by a Baroque pilgrim complex; the original project by Jan Santini Aichel was modified during construction and was not fully completed. It comprises the Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary (houses a Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary), St. Anne Chapel, Provost Residence and other buildings.

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