Brandýs nad Orlicí
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Pardubický kraj | ||||
| District : | Ústí nad Orlicí | ||||
| Area : | 434 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 0 ′ N , 16 ° 17 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 305 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 1,303 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 561 12 | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Petr Tomášek (as of 2007) | ||||
| Address: | Náměstí Komenského 203 561 12 Brandýs nad Orlicí |
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| Municipality number: | 579947 | ||||
| Website : | www.mesto-brandys.cz | ||||
Brandýs nad Orlicí (German Brandeis an der Adler ) is a town in the Pardubický kraj region in the Czech Republic .
location
The city extends on the banks of the Silent Eagle ( Tichá Orlice ), about eleven kilometers from the district town of Ústí nad Orlicí . The railway connection from Pardubice to Česká Třebová runs through Brandýs .
history
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Brandeis was first mentioned in the 13th century when Heinrich von Brandis, a descendant of the Saxon noble family von Brandis , had a castle built here. In the 15th and 16th centuries, this belonged to the noble Kostka von Postupice family . With their consent, Bohemian brothers settled in Brandeis from 1457 , among them Řehoř Krajčí , who died here in 1474. In 1490 the Brothers' Union held a synod in Brandeis. In 1506 Wilhelm II of Pernstein bought the castle and the Brandeis estate and from 1558 the lands belonged to the lords of Žerotín . The most famous owner of the Brandeis rule was Karl d. Ä. von Žerotín , who was born here in 1564 and during the re-catholicization gave shelter to numerous supporters of the Brethren, including Johann Amos Comenius from 1622 to 1625 .
Since the middle of the 17th century, the lands belonged to the Trauttmansdorff family , who also had the castle built here in 1781. In the second half of the 19th century, Brandýs was a popular excursion destination, where many celebrities met, including Professor Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , the writers Julius Zeyer and Karel Václav Rais , and later Alois Jirásek and others. At the beginning of the 20th century, the so-called king of violins, František Ondříček, and numerous painters lived in Brandýs . Even today, the city is one of the popular recreational and excursion destinations with a lively cultural life.
Attractions
- Memorial hall of the Bishop Brothers Educator Johann Amos Comenius
- Church of the Ascension of Jesus
- Monument to the Virgin Mary in the market square
- Monument of St. John Nepomuk
- Comenius monument
- Castle ruins and early baroque castle
sons and daughters of the town
- Charles the Elder of Žerotín (1564–1636), governor of Moravia, class politician, author of several papers
