Křeč
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Kraj Vysočina | ||||
| District : | Pelhřimov | ||||
| Area : | 1040 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 23 ' N , 14 ° 55' E | ||||
| Height: | 645 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 229 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 394 95 | ||||
| License plate : | J | ||||
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| Street: | Chýnov - Černovice | ||||
| Railway connection: | Jindřichův Hradec – Obrataň | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Josef Čamra (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Křeč 95 394 95 Křeč |
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| Municipality number: | 548201 | ||||
| Website : | www.obeckrec.unas.cz | ||||
Křeč (German Kretsch ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located 18 kilometers east of Tábor and belongs to the Okres Pelhřimov .
geography
Křeč is located on the Na Výhoně hill (658 m) in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands . To the north is the Josafatské údolí valley, to the east the 739 m high Svidník rises. The narrow-gauge railway line Jindřichův Hradec – Obrataň passes to the east, but the Křeč train station is near Střítež.
Neighboring towns are Údolí, Bezděčín and Sudkův Důl in the north, Brná in the northeast, Střítež in the east, Černovice in the southeast, Svatá Anna in the south, Chrbonín in the southwest, Kozmice in the west and Nové Dvory and Josafat in the northwest.
history
Křeč was probably founded in the 12th century, and a Romanesque rotunda stood on the site of the church. The village was first mentioned in 1358. The existence of the Hrádek Castle in Josafatský údolí has been documented since 1359. In 1363 the von Neuhaus family sold the property to the Rosenbergs . In 1428, during the Hussite Wars, the castle was in the hands of Ondřej von Nemyšl, who also called himself Ondřej von Hrádek. On August 19, 1435, the last battle of the Hussite Wars took place near Křeč , in which Ulrich II von Rosenberg defeated the Taborites . Since 1439 the Hrádek Castle was described as desolate and later the Josafat mill was built in its place.
In 1885 the place had 703 inhabitants and in 1900 there were exactly 600. In 1906 the narrow-gauge railway to Jindřichův Hradec was inaugurated. A memorial was erected in 1935 to mark the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Kretsch. In 1952 there were 401 people in Křeč.
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Křeč.
Attractions
- Narrow-gauge railway to Jindřichův Hradec, technical monument
- Church of St. James the Elder, built around 1300
- Memorial to the Battle of Křeč in 1435, consecrated on September 22, 1935
- Church of St. Anne in Svatá Anna, built in 1722 as a branch church of Křeč