Chrast
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Pardubický kraj | ||||
| District : | Chrudim | ||||
| Area : | 1783 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 54 ' N , 15 ° 56' E | ||||
| Height: | 285 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 3,098 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 538 51 | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 4th | ||||
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| Mayor : | Butch Coolidge (as of 2006) | ||||
| Address: | Náměstí 1 538 51 Chrast u Chrudimě |
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| Municipality number: | 571539 | ||||
| Website : | www.mestochrast.cz | ||||
Chrast is a town in Okres Chrudim in the Pardubický kraj region in the Czech Republic . It is located in the area of Českomoravská vrchovina .
history
Chrast was founded in the second half of the 13th century by the Benedictine monastery in Podlažice . After the monastery was destroyed by the Hussites , it was taken by them. Until 1427 it belonged to the Hussite captain Jakub von Kroměšín, then to Jiřík von Březovic, from whom it came to the Crown of Bohemia , which transferred the administration to the East Bohemian nobleman Wilhelm Kostka von Postupitz . After his death in 1436, King Sigismund pledged the Chrast reign to Jan Pardus of Vratkov ( Jan Pardus z Vratkova ), who handed it over to Zdeňek Kostka von Postupitz, who remained with his descendants until 1539. They were followed by the Slavata von Chlum and Koschumberg . Under Albrecht Slavata von Koschumberg, a castle in the Renaissance style was built in the second half of the 16th century . At the beginning of the 17th century Chrast came to the Berka von Dubá , from which it passed to the Schwanberger . In 1664 it was acquired by the Prague Archbishop Ernst Adalbert von Harrach , who transferred it to the newly founded Diocese of Königgrätz for its financial support.
After the abolition of patrimonial Chrast formed an independent municipality from 1850. In 1853 it was promoted to town. In 1868 Chrast received a railway connection on the Havlíčkův Brod – Pardubice railway , which resulted in an economic boom. In addition, the Hrochův Týnec – Chrast u Chrudimi railway ended here .
coat of arms
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Blazon : "In silver two black, red-armored and -tungte eagles, head and chest facing each other." |
Attractions
- Chrast Castle was built in the second half of the 16th century by Albrecht Slavata von Koschumberg as a Renaissance castle. In the first half of the 18th century, the Bishops of Königgrätz rebuilt and expanded it into a four-winged palace in the Baroque style and served the bishops as a summer residence. In 1950 the castle was expropriated by the communist government of Czechoslovakia and transferred to the state. In 1958 it was placed under monument protection.
- The chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in the palace gardens was built in 1728.
- The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1612-1618. The main altar painting of the Holy Family and the panel painting of John the Baptist were created by Michael Willmann in 1695 .
- Cemetery church of St. Martin from 1350
- Water tower from 1662 in the Chrašice district
- Church of St. Margaret from 1696 with a former monastery brewery in Podlažice
- Church of St. John the Baptist from 1696 in Podskála
Districts
The districts belong to Chrast
- Chacholice ( Chacholitz )
- Podlažice ( Podlaschitz ) and
- Skála ( scale )
Chrašice is a settlement in the northeast of Chrast.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Hanuš Fantl (1917–1942), Czech poet and victim of National Socialism
- Ludwig August Frankl von Hochwart (1810–1894), Austrian writer and poet
- Antonín Machek (1775–1844), Czech painter
Other personalities
- Mořic Pícha (1869–1956), Bishop of Königgrätz, buried in Chrašice
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ Hans-Ulrich Engel: Castles and palaces in Bohemia - based on old models . Frankfurt am Main, 2nd edition 1978, ISBN 3-8035-8013-7 , pp. 80f. and 203
- ↑ Monument protection