Brtnice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Kraj Vysočina | ||||
| District : | Jihlava | ||||
| Area : | 7412 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 18 ' N , 15 ° 41' E | ||||
| Height: | 515 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 3,758 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 586 02 - 588 32 | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 10 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miroslava Švaříčková (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | nám. Svobody 379 588 32 Brtnice |
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| Municipality number: | 586943 | ||||
| Website : | www.brtnice.cz | ||||
Brtnice (German Pirnitz ) is a city in the Czech Republic .
geography
Brtnice is located in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands on the Brtnice river and on the road connecting Jihlava and Třebíč .
history
Brtnice was first mentioned in writing in 1234 when Wenceslaus I gave the market town to the Cistercian monastery Porta Coeli . Six years later, it was returned to royal ownership in exchange for Svatoslav and the Pánov Fortress . In 1410 Brtnice came to the Counts Waldstein , who also held the mighty Ruckstein Castle .
Up until the Thirty Years' War , the town was one of the richest trade and handicrafts in the region.
In 1623 Rambold XIII bought . von Collalto acquired the Pirnitz rule for 110,000 thalers. Under the rule of the Counts of Collalto et San Salvatore, the castle, the church and the monastery were renovated several times under the direction of Giovanni Battista Pieroni . The Counts of Collalto, who held the family entails until 1945 , which consisted of the dominions of Pirnitz, Czerna and Deutsch Rudoletz , had a lasting impact on the appearance of the town, whose marketplace was made up of houses from the Baroque and Renaissance periods .
Until 1918, Brtnice belonged to Austria-Hungary . Since 2000 Brtnice has been a town again. The leather processing industry predominates in Brtnice, and the city is also considered a resort.
City structure
- Dolní Smrčné ( Unterfichen ) (90 inhabitants)
- Jestřebí ( Haslitz ) (144 inhabitants)
- Komárovice ( Komarowitz ) (72 inhabitants)
- Malé ( Kleinhöf ) (45 inhabitants)
- Panská Lhota ( Herrenried ) (234 inhabitants)
- Přímělkov ( Primelkau ) (125 inhabitants)
- Příseka ( Prisnek ) (233 inhabitants)
- Střížov ( Strieschow ) (312 inhabitants)
- Uhřínovice ( Ruprenz ) (70 inhabitants)
Partner municipality
- Orpund ( Canton of Bern , Switzerland )
Personalities
- Gustav Haloun (1898–1951), Czech sinologist
- Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956), Austrian architect and designer
- David Lipart († 1720), Czech wood sculptor
- Alois Josef Pátek (1850–1927), Czech historian, writer and patriot
- Matěj Procházka (1811–1889), Czech philosopher, educator and writer
Attractions
- Brtnice Castle Originally a castle from the 30s of the 15th century, rebuilt in the 16th century by Hynek Brtnický von Waldstein in the Renaissance style
- Town hall renaissance building
- Monastery built 1636–1644
- Parish church of St. Jacob built 1776–1784
- Castle church built in 1588
- Josef Hoffmann Museum Museum dedicated to the architect and designer on náměstí Svobody
- Bridge at the town hall with numerous statues
- Bridge under the castle with numerous sculptures by David Lipart
- Jewish Cemetery
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
