Dírná
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Tábor | ||||
| Area : | 2197 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 15 ' N , 14 ° 51' E | ||||
| Height: | 469 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 397 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 391 27 - 391 71 | ||||
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| Street: | Kardašova Řečice - Planá nad Lužnicí | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 5 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Jan Novotný (as of 2007) | ||||
| Address: | Dírná 38 391 27 Dírná |
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| Municipality number: | 552208 | ||||
| Website : | www.obecdirna.cz | ||||
Dírná (German Dirna ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located ten kilometers east of the city of Soběslav .
geography
Dírná is east of the hill Třebějická Hůrka (500 m) in the valley of the Direnský potok.
Neighboring towns are Nová Ves in the north, Vícemil in the northeast, Červená Lhota and Jižná in the east, Samosoly in the southeast, Višňová in the south, Lžín in the southwest, Závsí and Třebějice in the west and Záříčí in the northwest.
history
The village was first mentioned in 1340, when the fortress of the Knights of Dírná was located there. From 1357 the place was owned by the Lords Ruth von Dírná. In 1597 Wilhelm Ruth acquired the Nová Lhota Castle, which he made the center of his rule. Barbara Ruth sold Dírná in 1607 to Adam Wratislaw von Mitrowitz . The original fortress disappeared. In the 18th century the Wratislavs built the baroque villa in Dírná, which was reinforced by the moat carved into the rock. A brewery, a distillery and the English park were also nearby.
The town hall with the baroque gable, the Gothic St. Laurentius Church from the 14th century and the baroque granary from the 18th century are located on a small square in the village.
Community structure
The municipality of Dírná consists of the districts Dírná ( Dirna ), Lžín ( Lischin ), Nová Ves ( Neudorf ), Záříčí ( Sarschitz ) and Závsí ( Sawis ).
Personalities
- Maria Countess von Klebelsberg (born March 27, 1806), wife of Karl von Leiningen .
- Karel Mácha (born January 2, 1931), philosopher of history and anthropologist.
