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Jevišovka (river)

river in Czechia

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ2597122 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Jevišovka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the South Moravian Region. It is 81.7 km (50.8 mi) long.

Characteristic

The Jevišovka originates in the territory of Komárovice in the Křižanov Highlands at an elevation of 557 m (1,827 ft) and flows to Jevišovka, where it enters the Thaya River at an elevation of 175 m (574 ft). It is 81.7 km (50.8 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 787.1 km2 (303.9 sq mi).

The longest tributaries of the Jevišovka are:

Course

There are no large settlements on the Jevišovka. The most populous town on the river is Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou. The river flows through the municipal territories of Komárovice, Moravské Budějovice, Nové Syrovice, Častohostice, Blížkovice, Grešlové Mýto, Boskovštejn, Střelice, Jevišovice, Černín, Vevčice, Rudlice, Plaveč, Výrovice, Tvořihráz, Žerotice, Prosiměřice, Práče, Lechovice, Borotice, Božice, Šanov, Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou and Jevišovka.

Bodies of water

There are 267 bodies of water in the basin area.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Jevišovka (river)” as river in Czechia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current 166-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Jevišovka, river and Czechia can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as river in Czechia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2597122. Authority coordinates are 49.070, 15.684. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Jevišovka (river)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Jevišovka (river) primary sources, Jevišovka (river) archive and Jevišovka research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Jevišovka (river)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.