Mikulovice (Znojmo District)

48°57′25″N 16°5′41″E / 48.95694°N 16.09472°E / 48.95694; 16.09472Country Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictZnojmoFirst mentioned1314Area • Total13.76 km² (5.31 sq mi)Elevation322 m (1,056 ft)Population • Total650 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.mikulovice.eu

Mikulovice (German: Niklowitz) is a market town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Mikulovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Znojmo and 44 km (27 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at 365 m (1,198 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka River. Horní Dunajovice Reservoir, built on the Křepička Stream, is situated on the northeastern municipal border.

The first written mention of Mikulovice is from 1314. In 1558, Mikulovice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Ferdinand I.^[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 838 —     1880 865 +3.2% 1890 813 −6.0% 1900 821 +1.0% 1910 841 +2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 802 −4.6% 1930 790 −1.5% 1950 690 −12.7% 1961 709 +2.8% 1970 654 −7.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 629 −3.8% 1991 600 −4.6% 2001 602 +0.3% 2011 608 +1.0% 2021 620 +2.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

The main landmark of Mikulovice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was originally built in the Romanesque-Gothic style, but later it was extended and modified in the Renaissance and Baroque styles. Some valuable Romanesque elements have been preserved to this day.^[5]

• Emanuel Krescenc Liška (1852–1903), painter and illustrator
• Růžena Svobodová (1868–1920), writer