Kardašova Řečice

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Kardašova Řečice
Coat of arms of Kardašova Řečice
Kardašova Řečice (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Jihočeský kraj
District : Jindřichův Hradec
Area : 4583 ha
Geographic location : 49 ° 11 '  N , 14 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '5 "  N , 14 ° 51' 11"  E
Height: 439  m nm
Residents : 2,199 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code : 378 21
License plate : C.
traffic
Street: Jindřichův Hradec - Bechyně
Railway connection: Veselí nad Lužnicí – Jihlava
structure
Status: city
Districts: 3
administration
Mayor : Petr Nekut (as of 2018)
Address: Náměstí Jaromíra Hrubého 64
378 21 Kardašova Řečice
Municipality number: 546542
Website : www.kardasova-recice.cz
Church of John the Baptist

Kardašova Řečice (German Kardasch Retschitz ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is located in the western part of the Okres Jindřichův Hradec , about ten kilometers northwest of the district town of Jindřichův Hradec at 439 m above sea level. M., surrounded by a pond landscape on the Řečice river of the same name .

history

The market village was first mentioned in writing in 1267. On the edge of what would later become a town there was a castle that was destroyed during the Hussite Wars . Originally the village was called Řečice. The addition Kardaš (Turkish kardeş = brother), the name of a pond near the city, was added in the 16th century. Kardasch Retschitz received 1407 town rights , which were confirmed in 1992 by a decision of the ČNR .

One of the sights of the community is the church of St. John the Baptist , the cornerstones of which are a Romanesque - Gothic cathedral from the 14th century. Today it is a single-nave building with an angular Renaissance tower, a walkway and an onion dome. About one kilometer from the community there is a Jewish cemetery, which was laid out in 1650 and whose oldest gravestones date from the 18th century.

Kardašova Řečice has had a partnership with the Swiss municipality of Oberdiessbach since 2001 . There are regular student exchanges.

Community structure

The town of Kardašova Řečice consists of the districts Kardašova Řečice, Mnich ( Michles ) and Nítovice ( Nitowitz ), which also form cadastral districts. Basic settlement units are Cikar, Kardašova Řečice, Mnich, Nítovice and Řehořinky.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

  • Jan Štěpán Brož (* 1865), priest and missionary in America.
  • František Čech (1907–1975), composer, conductor and choreographer
  • Jaromír Hrubý , journalist and translator
  • Boleslav Jablonský (1813–1881), poet
  • Karel Kouba (* 1927), lecturer at the Charles University, director of the Institute for Economics, publicist.
  • Jaroslav Kuchválek (* 1910), Ambassador to Brazil and Mexico.
  • Karel Nouza (* 1930), scientist at the Institute for Hematology and Experimental Biology and Genetics. Author of 340 scientific papers.
  • Karel Pech (* 1919), psychophysiologist and linguist, lecturer at universities.

Other personalities

Web links

Commons : Kardašova Řečice  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.uir.cz/obec/546542/Kardasova-Recice
  2. Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 0.8 MiB)
  3. http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/546542/Obec-Kardasova-Recice
  4. http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi-obec/546542/Obec-Kardasova-Recice
  5. http://www.uir.cz/zsj-obec/546542/Obec-Kardasova-Recice