Hlinsko v Čechách
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Pardubický kraj | ||||
| District : | Chrudim | ||||
| Area : | 2426 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 46 ' N , 15 ° 54' E | ||||
| Height: | 582 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 9,677 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 539 01 | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 6th | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miroslav Krčil (as of 2015) | ||||
| Address: | Poděbradovo nám. 1 539 23 Hlinsko |
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| Municipality number: | 571393 | ||||
| Website : | www.hlinsko.cz | ||||
Hlinsko is a town with 9916 inhabitants in Pardubický kraj , Czech Republic (as of January 1, 2014). The community area is 2426 hectares. The city is located in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands on the border of the nature reserve Žďárské vrchy and the Iron Mountains ( Železné hory ) in the valley of the Chrudimka river .
history
The first documentary mention comes from the year 1349. At that time the place was on the old trade route from Bohemia to Moravia and belonged to the lords of Rychmburg , later to the noble family von Pardubitz . In 1834 it received city rights. The originally agricultural town, which was dominated by craftsmen, developed over time into an industrial town. This expansion accelerated after 1871 when Hlinsko was connected to the Havlíčkův Brod – Pardubice railway . The fur and clothing industry settled there, a brewery was opened, a milk processing plant and a quarry settled there. From 1865 to 1919 and from 1949 to 1960 Hlinsko was a district town, which was responsible for the entire center of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. After 1919 it was assigned to the Okres Chrudim .
Local division
The districts of Blatno, Čertovina, Hlinsko, Chlum, Kouty ( Kout ) and Srní ( Rehfeld ) belong to the town of Hlinsko .
Attractions
- Listed historic old town, called Betlém, with numerous examples of folk architecture.
- Festivities from 1413, which from 1547 on served as a customs post for a time.
- Town hall (1598), originally a wooden structure, in 1788 the baroque style was started . Václav Sitta gave it its current appearance in 1850.
- Baroque Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( 1730-1745 ), built by Donát Morazzim .
- City museum and gallery
- Vysočina open-air museum
Personalities
- Karel Adámek , folklorist
- Karel Lidický , sculptor
- David Lukáš (* 1981), composer and conductor
- Karel Václav Rais (1859–1926), the writer, worked as a professor in the local high school
- Jan Vokál (* 1958), Roman Catholic theologian and since 2011 Bishop of Hradec Králové (Königgrätz)
Twin cities
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
Web links
- http://www.hlinsko.cz/
- Weather Hlinsko - House weather station Hlinsko