Božejov

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Božejov
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Božejov (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Kraj Vysočina
District : Pelhřimov
Area : 932 ha
Geographic location : 49 ° 21 '  N , 15 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '24 "  N , 15 ° 9' 14"  E
Height: 602  m nm
Residents : 633 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Postal code : 394 61
License plate : J
traffic
Street: Pelhřimov - Jindřichův Hradec
structure
Status: stains
Districts: 2
administration
Mayor : Miroslav Tříska (as of 2018)
Address: Božejov 111
394 61 Božejov
Municipality number: 547581
Website : www.bozejov.cz
Castle in Božejov / Boschejow

Božejov (German Boschejow ) is a place in the Czech Republic . It is located nine kilometers southwest of Pelhřimov and belongs to the Okres Pelhřimov .

geography

Božejov is located in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands on a ridge between the Hejlovka and Střítežský potok valleys . State road 34 / E 551 runs through Božejov between Pelhřimov and Jindřichův Hradec , on which a bypass is currently being built. The Heřmanský kopec (674 m) rises to the south.

Neighboring towns are Ústrašín in the north, Libkova Voda in the north-east, Čelistná in the east, Vlásenice-Drbohlavy in the south-east, Drážďany and Pelec in the south, Nová Ves in the south-west, Střítež in the west and Bor in the north-west.

history

Božejov was established at the beginning of the 13th century. The first written mention of the place took place in 1352. In 2006 Božejov was raised to Městys .

Community structure

The municipality Božejov consists of the districts Božejov ( Boschejow ) and Nová Ves ( Neudorf ).

Attractions

  • Church of St. Anna with cemetery, west of Božejov, built in 1784
  • Church of St. George, on the market, the former Gothic building was redesigned in the 17th century Baroque
  • Chapel at the cemetery, built in 1784
  • Rectory
  • Chapel in Nová Ves
  • Božejov Castle, in place of a castle built in the 15th century, a castle was built in the 16th and 17th centuries, which today houses the primary school

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.uir.cz/obec/547581/Bozejov
  2. Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
  3. http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/547581/Obec-Bozejov