Rousínov consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Rousínov is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Vyškov and 15 km (9 mi) east of Brno.

Rousínov was a royal town until 1559, when Ferdinand I sold the Špilberk estate.

The business activities of the Jews after the Thirty Years' War brought economic prosperity to the town.

[3] Until 1945, the village of Čechyně belonged to the German-speaking enclave called Vyškov Language Island.

[7] The main landmark of Rousínov is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene.

It was built in the Baroque style at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, according to the design by Domenico Martinelli.