Kunžak
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Jindřichův Hradec | ||||
| Area : | 4957 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 7 ' N , 15 ° 11' E | ||||
| Height: | 614 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 1,476 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 378 53 - 378 62 | ||||
| License plate : | C. | ||||
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| Street: | Jindřichův Hradec - Dačice | ||||
| Railway connection: | Jindřichův Hradec – Nová Bystřice | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 7th | ||||
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| Mayor : | Vladimír Šamal (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | náměstí Komenského 74 378 62 Kunžak |
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| Municipality number: | 546615 | ||||
| Website : | www.kunzak.cz | ||||
Kunžak (German Königseck ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located 14 kilometers east of Jindřichův Hradec and belongs to the Okres Jindřichův Hradec . The community has about 1500 inhabitants.
geography
Kunžak is located in the west of Javořická vrchovina in a hilly pond landscape of the Česká Canada Nature Park . To the north lies the Komorník pond and to the northwest the Hejtman. The narrow-gauge railway line Jindřichův Hradec - Nová Bystřice passes to the west, and the Kunžak-Lomy railway station is located in Lomy . To the south rises the 738 m high Vysoký kámen ( Markstein ), from which the Koštěnický potok and the rissile brook arise.
Neighboring towns are Budkov, Strmilov and Leština in the north, Jalovčí in the northeast, Suchdol, Mosty in the east, Zvůle and Jitra in the southeast, Kaproun in the south, Lomy in the west and Střížovice in the northwest.
history
Kunžak was created at the crossroads of important trade routes from Jindřichův Hradec to Dačice and from Strmilov to Nová Bystřice .
Cunsek was first mentioned in a document on May 20, 1288 as the property of the royal city of Telč . In 1339 Ulrich III. von Neuhaus conferred the rule of Telč from John of Bohemia . By Vladislav II. Königseck received the right to hold a fair and was elevated to town. The city had high jurisdiction until it was repealed by Emperor Joseph II in the 18th century and also had brewing justice. In 1556, a city fire devastated parts of Königseck. The town's heyday was in the 16th century, when handicrafts flourished and the Komornik and Zvůle ponds were created. After the lords of Neuhaus had died out , the Slawata received ownership in 1604.
The decline began with the Thirty Years War. Devastation, fires and looting meant that Königseck was almost completely desolate. After 1670 the reconstruction of the city began. At the end of the 17th century, the Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn family acquired the city as part of an inheritance division, and trade and handicrafts revived in the 18th century. During this time the old city privileges were confirmed by Joseph II and Maria Theresa . In the city fire of 1808, 105 houses were destroyed. In 1836 an amateur theater was founded. In 1899 the narrow-gauge railway Jindřichův Hradec – Nová Bystřice began to operate. There was a brewery until the beginning of the 20th century.
In 1923, Kunžak became the city's official name. After the Second World War, Kunžak lost its town charter. The last cattle market was held in 1948. In 1964 Mosty and Suchdol were incorporated, then in 1980 Střížovice , Budkov and Vlčice. Kaproun followed in 1985 and Valtínov in 1989. In 1990 Střížovice went into independence again with Budkov and Vlčice.
Community structure
The municipality of Kunžak consists of the districts Kaproun ( Kaltenbrunn ), Kunžak ( Königseck ), Mosty ( Temerschlag ), Suchdol ( Suchental ), Terezín ( Theresienstein ), Valtínov ( Walterschlag ) and Zvůle ( Zwule ) as well as the settlements of Jitra, Lány, Malé Podolí and Velké Podolí.
The municipality is divided into the cadastral districts of Kaproun, Kunžak, Mosty, Suchdol u Kunžaku and Valtínov.
Attractions
- St. Bartholomew's Church, built in 1370
- Fountain in the market square
- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk on the church from 1740
- Catholic St. Mary's Church in Valtínov, built 1905–1906
- Evangelical Church in Valtínov, built 1904–1905
- Chapel in Mosty
- Chapel in Kaproun
- Chapel in Zvůle, built in 1904
- Monument to Jára da Cimrman in Kaproun
- Obelisk on the Vysoký kámen, the triangulation point erected in 1842 also marks the border between the dioceses of Passau , Olomouc and Prague , which was here until the 16th century
