Hořovice
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 Czech Republic
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| Historical part of the country : | Bohemia | ||||
| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Beroun | ||||
| Area : | 954.5552 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 50 ' N , 13 ° 54' E | ||||
| Height: | 375 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 6,844 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 268 01 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Railway connection: | Prague – Plzeň | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Dr. Ing.Jiří Peřina (as of 2016) | ||||
| Address: | Palackého náměstí 2 268 01 Hořovice |
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| Municipality number: | 531189 | ||||
| Website : | www.mesto-horovice.cz | ||||
| Location of Hořovice in the Beroun district | |||||
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Hořovice (German Horschowitz, Horowitz ) is a town in Central Bohemia ( Beroun district ) in the Czech Republic .
geography
It lies on the natural border of the Pürglitzer Forest ( Křivoklátsko ), the Bohemian Karst ( Český kras ) and the Brdy Forest foothills halfway between Prague and Pilsen . South of the city rise the Sibenicni kopec ( Gallows Hill ) and the Dražovka ( Drazkowka Mountain ). The Červený potok ( Red Brook ) flows through the town and flows into the Litavka at Zdice .
history
After evaluating the archaeological finds, settlement of today's urban area began in the 10th century . At the turn of the 13th to the 14th century, it was significantly intensified in connection with the establishment of the trading center. This trading yard was later converted into a Gothic town castle (today's Old Castle). After this settlement and the village Hořovice the Lords of Hořovice named. The Neostup and Habart brothers were first mentioned with this title addition in 1233.
In 1322 Hořovice was raised to town. The older castle and the church remained outside the city wall at that time .
In 1425 the city was set on fire by the Prague citizens after they had besieged Shebrak and Tochnik. In 1430 this time the Taborites under Czert attacked the place.
From January 1830 Count Eugen von Wrbna and Freudenthal was the owner of the Horschowitz and Ginetz dominions , which also included the Komorau, Bezdietitz and Waldek estates.
The second division of the settlement unit into the town of Hořovice and the municipality of Groß Wiska ( Velká Víska ) continued into the 20th century . Only in the year 1919 Velká Víska was in the city Hořovice incorporated .
Until 1960 Hořovice was the seat of the Okres Hořovice.
population
The city has 6,695 inhabitants (December 31, 2007).
| year | 1848 | 1868 | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2003 |
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| population | 2784 | 2950 | 5675 | 5619 | 6395 | 6374 | 6431 |
City structure
No districts are shown for the town of Hořovice. Hořovice consists of the cadastral districts Hořovice and Velká Víska. The twelve basic settlement units are: Dražovka, Hořovice-historické jádro, Pod Dražovkou, Pod zámkem, Sídliště, Sklenářka, Šibeniční kopec, U cihelny, U Červeného potoka, U podlužské silnice, Višámeňovka and Zemeňovka.
Attractions
The oldest buildings, besides the remains of the old castle, are the Saint Aegidius Church. The most important architectural monument is the Hořovice Castle , which was built at the beginning of the 18th century under Prince Johann Franz von Wrbna . In 1905 the new town hall was built.
- Holy Trinity Church (town church built 1684)
- Franciscan monastery
- Loretto Chapel
- Castle chapel
- Former synagogue , now a church
Economy and Transport
Hořovice is the production, administrative and cultural center of the region. Traditionally, iron foundries and metal processing were mainly represented here.
The Hořovice station is located on the Bohemian Western Railway , today's Prague – Plzeň railway line . In addition to regional traffic, the express trains from Prague via Pilsen to Eger also stop here , as do international connections to Nuremberg or Munich .
Above the city center there is a bus station on Božena Němcova Square.
The motorway from Pilsen to Prague ( Dálnice 5 ) runs about 6 km away .
Personalities
- Elisabeth von Görlitz (1390–1451), Duchess of Luxembourg
- Rudolph von Wrbna (1761–1823), Chamberlain and Minister in Vienna
- Anton Nedved (1829–1896), music teacher in Laibach / Ljubljana
- Josef Labor (1842–1924), Austrian composer and pianist
- Jaroslav Panuška (1872–1958), painter
- Rudolf Hönigschmid (1876–1967), art historian, state curator, university professor and author
- Karl Tschuppik (1876–1937), journalist
- Karel Sezima (1876–1949), writer
- Otto Hönigschmid (1878–1945), chemist
- František Josef Prokop (1901–1973), chess composer and chess player
- Miloslav Troup (1917–1993), painter
- Karel Štorkán (1923–2007), writer
- Stanislav Konopásek (1923–2008), ice hockey player
- Jiří Fischer (* 1980), ice hockey player
- Petr Koukal (* 1985), badminton player
- Jesika Malečková (* 1994), tennis player
- Acted on site
- Josel von Rosheim (1476–1554), Jewish lawyer
- Herbert Viktor Anton Pernice (1832–1875), lawyer
- Wilhelm von Hanau-Hořovice (1836–1902)
- Philipp von Hanau-Hořovice (1844–1914),
See also: Princes of Hanau and Hořovice
See also
Web links
- City website (Czech, German and English)