Bezno
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Region : | Středočeský kraj | |||
District : | Mladá Boleslav | |||
Area : | 924 ha | |||
Geographic location : | 50 ° 22 ' N , 14 ° 48' E | |||
Height: | 288 m nm | |||
Residents : | 970 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |||
Postal code : | 294 29 | |||
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Status: | Městys | |||
Districts: | 1 | |||
administration | ||||
Mayor : | Jiří Pejšek (as of 2006) | |||
Address: | Boleslavská 154 294 29 Bezno |
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Municipality number: | 535478 | |||
Website : | www.bezno.cz |
Bezno is a Městys in Okres Mladá Boleslav , Czech Republic with about 900 inhabitants. It is located to the east above the valley of Košátecký potok .
history
The first settlement already existed in the Stone Age (older Neolithic , 4,500 BC). Other finds come from the Bronze Age . From 1460 to 1694 the knights Bzenští z Proruby ruled the area. At that time there were two fortresses here (Velkodvorská and v Malém dvoře). After a few changes, the Lords of Pachta took over the place and built a castle and a parish and rebuilt the church. Statues by the artist Jelínek z Kosmonos were placed around these buildings. The predominantly agricultural place became a baroque settlement. Since 1881 the place belonged to the Austrian imperial crown under Franz Josef I. After the fall of the monarchy Bezno became state property. Since 2008 the place has the status of a Městys.
Bezno was on the Chotětov – Dolní Cetno railway line .
Monuments
- Bezno Castle , built on the site of the original fortress by Count Pachta. Burned down in 1817 and rebuilt a year later.
- Church of St. Peter and Paul , built in 1357 by supporters of the Hussites. The new church was built in the Baroque style from 1750 to 1755. The architect was Filip Heger .
- Baroque statues in the castle gardens, registered as state monuments 1st category.