Závist is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Závist is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Blansko and 18 km (11 mi) north of Brno. The southern part of the municipality with the built-up area lies in the northern tip of the Bobrava Highlands, the northern part lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is at 475 m (1,558 ft) above sea level.

With an area of 0.42 km (0.16 sq mi), it is the smallest municipality in the country.

Závist was founded in 1776.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 124 —     1880 139 +12.1% 1890 145 +4.3% 1900 153 +5.5% 1910 161 +5.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 153 −5.0% 1930 161 +5.2% 1950 149 −7.5% 1961 181 +21.5% 1970 148 −18.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 148 +0.0% 1991 127 −14.2% 2001 138 +8.7% 2011 142 +2.9% 2021 143 +0.7%
Source: Censuses

The I/43 road (part of European route E461), which connects Brno with Svitavy, passes through Závist.

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark of Závist is a belfry from 1833. Next to the belfry is a cross from 1857.

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