Blansko (administrative district)

Blansko (Czech pronunciation: [ˈblansko]; German: Blanz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town.

The Punkva (also called Luha upstream) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Svitava River. It flows through the South Moravian and Olomouc regions. It is 26.4 km (16.4 mi) long. It is the longest underground river in the Czech Republic. The river forms underground as a confluence of two other underground streams. Sloupský potok is the large of the two and enters the underground within the Sloup-Šošuvka cave system near Sloup. Its own source is the Luha, which is therefore Punkva's ultimate source. The other source is Bílá Voda, which sinks near Nová Rasovna cave by Holštejn. The river flows into the Macocha Gorge and forms a small lake at the bottom. The water reenters the underground thereafter and forms the Punkva Caves, which are a tourist attraction attached to Macocha. Tourists are taken by boat through a part of the system. After leaving the caves Punkva flows through a valley and several fish ponds. Multiple small local streams are its right tributaries. It enters the Svitava on the southern side of Blansko and its flow joins the Danube watershed.

Ráječko is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Ráječko lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Blansko, 22 km (14 mi) north of Brno, and 178 km (111 mi) south-east of Prague.

Spešov is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Spešov lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Blansko, 22 km (14 mi) north of Brno, and 177 km (110 mi) south-east of Prague.

Olomučany is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Olomučany lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Blansko, 16 km (10 mi) north of Brno, and 183 km (114 mi) south-east of Prague.

Rájec nad Svitavou Castle (Czech: zámek Rájec nad Svitavou, German: Schloss Raitz) is an early Neoclassical aristocratic residence in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic.

Rájec-Jestřebí (German: Raitz-Jestreb) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.

The Brno Highlands (Czech: Brněnská vrchovina) are highlands and a geomorphological macroregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mainly in the South Moravian Region, but it also extends into the Olomouc and Pardubice regions.

Adamov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈadamof]; German: Adamsthal) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. Historically it is known as an industrial town. The former industrial area of Stará Huť is protected by law as a monument reservation.

Petrovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Petrovice lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Blansko, 24 km (15 mi) north of Brno, and 181 km (112 mi) south-east of Prague.

Vranov is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Žďár is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Žďár lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Blansko, 26 km (16 mi) north of Brno, and 181 km (112 mi) south-east of Prague.