Dukovany

Dukovany is a village and municipality (obec) in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. The village is situated on the border to southern Moravia. It lies on Bohemian-Moravian Highland, whose geo-morphological relief was formed in the new Tertiary and Quaternary. The regional climate is pleasant and dry although often cold. The average annual temperature is 7.4 degrees Celsius. The landscape has downs and few forests. It is bordered on the north by the valley of the river Jihlava. The altitude is 352 meters. Farming is extensive. The municipality covers an area of 20.34 square kilometres (7.85 sq mi) and, in 2010, had a population of 805. Dukovany lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Třebíč,...