Choltice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Pardubický kraj | ||||
| District : | Pardubice | ||||
| Area : | 987 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 59 ' N , 15 ° 37' E | ||||
| Height: | 242 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 1,141 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 533 61 - 535 01 | ||||
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| Status: | stains | ||||
| Districts: | 3 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Jan Málek (as of 2006) | ||||
| Address: | Pardubická 76 533 61 Choltice |
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| Municipality number: | 575054 | ||||
| Website : | www.choltice.cz | ||||
Choltice ( German Choltitz ) is a market town with 942 (July 3, 2006) inhabitants in the Pardubický kraj region (Czech Republic).
history
The place was first mentioned in writing on October 12, 1285. In a treaty from that day, the Bohemian King Wenzel II. Zawisch von Falkenstein transferred several cities. Benesch von Choltitz appears here as a witness . At the end of the 14th century, the town was sold by the von Choltic family and subsequently passed to several families who also referred to themselves as von Choltic . The other owners of the land and the castle, which was mentioned in the 16th century, were the Trčka von Lípa family, the Gersdorff family (Gerštorfové) and the Counts of Thun and Hohenstein . Choltice has been a Městys since 2006 .
Attractions
- Local history museum in the castle
- Cemetery chapel with the family grave of the Thun family
- Chapel of St. Anton
- Supreme Trinity statue
- Choltice Castle from the 17th century
- Bell house opposite the castle
Districts
- Ledec
- Podhorky
Sons and daughters of the place
- Franz Graf Thun-Hohenstein (1826–1888), Field Marshal
