Velké Opatovice (German: Groß Opatowitz) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

Velké Opatovice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Velké Opatovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Blansko and 43 km (27 mi) north of Brno.

From 1950, the company was known as Moravské šamotové a lupkové závody (i.e. "Moravian grog and fire clay plants").

The main exhibit is a plastic map of the lands of Moravia and Silesia with an area of 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft).

[9] Otáhal is also the creator of a lifesize statue of Bedřich Smetana located in the castle grounds.

Its main attraction is the altar sculpture from 1951 by Karel Otáhal, depicting St. George fighting with the dragon.