Želiv
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Kraj Vysočina | ||||
| District : | Pelhřimov | ||||
| Area : | 2606 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 32 ' N , 15 ° 13' E | ||||
| Height: | 406 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 1,164 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 296 01 - 396 01 | ||||
| License plate : | J | ||||
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| Street: | Humpolec - Křelovice | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 8th | ||||
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| Mayor : | Karel Chmel (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Želiv 320 394 44 Želiv |
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| Municipality number: | 549215 | ||||
| Website : | www.obeczeliv.cz | ||||
Želiv (German Seelau ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located ten kilometers west of Humpolec in a valley of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and belongs to the Okres Pelhřimov . The rivers Želivka and Trnávka converge in the village . At an altitude of 405 m nm , it is the lowest village in the district.
history
The place name comes from the old Bohemian Želevo and Žalov . The place was first mentioned in 1226 when Pope Honorius III. the Norbertine - Chorrherrenstift Želiv confirmed his possessions. However, according to archaeological finds , the area was populated as early as the 3rd and 4th centuries AD.
The originally sovereign place passed into the possession of the Prague bishops in 1144 and belonged to the order of the Premonstratensians from 1148/49. After the destruction and decline of the monastery in the Hussite Wars , the Bohemian King George of Podebrady left the monastery property to Trčka von Leipa , who owned it until the exchange with Prokop Dvořecký von Olbramovice for the Kounice rule in 1599. The Trčka built the so-called Trčka castle in the monastery. After the monastery property had been confiscated, the Premonstratensians of Strahov Monastery bought it back for the order in 1623.
After patrimonial was replaced, Želiv became an independent municipality in 1848.
Community structure
The municipality of Želiv consists of the districts Bolechov ( Bolechau ), Brtná ( Bertna ), Lhotice ( Schwand ), Lískovice ( Liskowitz ), Miletín ( Miletin ), Vitice ( Widitz ), Vřesník ( Wresnik ) and Želiv, which also form cadastral districts. Basic settlement units are Bolechov, Brtná, Haštal, Lhotice, Lískovice, Miletín, Vitice, Vřesník and Želiv.
Attractions
- The main attraction of the community is the Premonstratensian monastery with the monastery church of the Birth of Mary , which was built according to plans by Johann Blasius Santini-Aichel .
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery Church, the origins of which go back to 1139.
Surroundings
There are three reservoirs in the area:
- In four kilometers southeast, dam Sedlice with 35 hectares of water surface, the uniting Hejlovka and Jankovský Potok to Želivka .
- Below this dam, an equalization waterworks was built between 1925 and 1928 with the Vřesník dam on the Želivka. This reservoir is just under nine hectares and is located one kilometer east of the municipality.
- The Trnávka dam with 84 hectares of water surface was built between 1977 and 1981. It dams the Trnávka and is one kilometer south of Želiv. Below the dam there is a 524 meter long artificial water channel for sporting events.
Personalities
From Želiv came or lived there for a long time:
- Vít Bohumil Tajovský (1912–1999), abbot of the Premonstratensian monastery
- Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), composer
- Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959), composer
- Bohumil Bouda , piano virtuoso and music teacher
- Josef Čapek (1887–1945), painter and writer
- Jan Želivský (around 1380–1422), Hussite preacher and spokesman for the poor in Prague
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/549215/Zeliv
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/549215/Obec-Zeliv
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi-obec/549215/Obec-Zeliv
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/zsj-obec/549215/Obec-Zeliv