Heřmanův Městec
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Pardubický kraj | ||||
| District : | Chrudim | ||||
| Area : | 1435 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 57 ′ N , 15 ° 40 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 280 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 4,835 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 538 03 | ||||
| License plate : | E. | ||||
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| Street: | Čáslav - Chrudim | ||||
| Railway connection: |
Heřmanův Městec – Borohrádek Přelouč – Prachovice |
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| structure | |||||
| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 4th | ||||
| administration | |||||
| Mayor : | Josef Kozel (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | náměstí Míru 4 538 03 Heřmanův Městec |
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| Municipality number: | 571385 | ||||
| Website : | www.hermanuv-mestec.cz | ||||
Heřmanův Městec (German Hermannstädtel , also Heřmanměstetz or Hermannstadt ) is a small town in the Czech Republic . It is located 10 kilometers west of Chrudim and belongs to the Okres Chrudim .
geography
Heřmanův Městec is located at the northern foot of the Iron Mountains ( Železné hory ) on the Heřmanoměstecká tabule ( Hermannstädtler Tafel ). The city center extends east-west between the Podolský potok and Konopka streams. State road I / 17 between Čáslav and Chrudim runs through the city . The city is located on the Heřmanův Městec – Borohrádek and Přelouč – Prachovice railway lines , with only freight traffic on the latter between Heřmanův Městec and Prachovice .
history
Heřmanův Městec was founded in the first half of the 14th century and owes its name to the founder Hermann von Mrdice. The town belonged to the Trčka von Lípa from 1457 to 1538 , then to different families, from 1661 (until 1794) to Count Sporck , from 1828 finally to Prince Kinsky .
Since 1650 Jews settled in Heřmanův Městec, in a separate suburb, some of which has still been preserved. The large Jewish cemetery and the synagogue are particularly well known .
The sights of the city include the St. Bartholomew Church (built 1756–62) and the castle (now an old people's home, therefore inaccessible). In the first half of the 20th century, Heřmanův Městec was popular with artists as a summer retreat, and a number of Art Nouveau houses date from this period.
Community structure
The town of Heřmanův Městec consists of the districts Chotěnice ( Chotienitz ), Heřmanův Městec ( Hermannstädtel ), Konopáč ( Konopatsch , formerly Elisenthal ) and Radlín ( Radlin ). Heřmanův Městec also includes the residential areas Chotěnická Dubina, Flusárna, Na Průhoně, Nová Doubrava ( Neu Daubrawa ), Nový Dvůr ( Neuhof ), Přibilov, Průhon ( Pruhon ), V Paláci and Vlastějov ( Wlastejow ). Basic settlement units are Chotěnice, Heřmanův Městec, Konopáč, Nový Dvůr and Radlín.
The municipality is divided into the cadastral districts of Chotěnice and Heřmanův Městec.
sons and daughters of the town
- Johann Emanuel Brik (1842–1925), bridge builder and university professor
- Siegmund Feilbogen (1858–1928), lawyer, economist, pacifist
- Jiří Guth (1861–1943), educator, man of letters
- Ludmila Seefried-Matějková (* 1938 in Heřmanův Městec), sculptor
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/571385/Hermanuv-Mestec
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ Antonín Profous : Místní jména v Čechách - Vznik jejich, původní význam a změny .
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/571385/Obec-Hermanuv-Mestec
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/zsj-obec/571385/Obec-Hermanuv-Mestec
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi-obec/571385/Obec-Hermanuv-Mestec