Pouzdřany

Pouzdřany (German: Pausram) is a township in the South Moravian Region (Jihomoravsky kraj) in the Czech Republic. It is situated 13 km in the west of Hustopeče and belongs to the Okres Břeclav. Pouzdřany lies on the left bank of the river Svratka in the valley of Thaya-Schwarza. To the south there are the Thaya water reservoirs of Nové Mlýny. Neighbouring towns are Vranovice and Uherčice to the north, Starovice and Popice to the east, Strachotín to the south-east, Pasohlávky to the south-west, Ivaň to the west and Přibice to the north-west. Pausram was first mentioned in 1244. Because of the lack of an heir, the town fell back to the emperor in 1556. He allowed four farmer’s markets to be held and the demand of the payment of tolls. In...