Nepomuk (city)

Nepomuk
Basic data
State :	Czech Republic
Region :	Plzeňský kraj
District :	Plzeň-jih
Area :	1278 ha
Geographic location :	49 ° 29 ' N , 13 ° 35' E Coordinates: 49 ° 29 '26 " N , 13 ° 35' 17" E
Height:	449 m nm
Residents :	3,732 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code :	304 03 - 335 03
traffic
Street:	Pilsen - Budweis
Railway connection:	České Budějovice – Plzeň
structure
Status:	city
Districts:	2
administration
Mayor :	Jiří Švec (as of 2014)
Address:	náměstí Augustina Němejce 63 ; 335 01 Nepomuk 1
Municipality number:	558109
Website :	www.urad-nepomuk.cz

Nepomuk (German Pomuk ) is a city in western Bohemia , Czech Republic . It is located on the Mihovka in Plzeňský kraj 35 kilometers southeast of Pilsen on the E49 in the direction of Budweis . The Zelená hora (536 m) rises north of the city .

history

Several villages emerged around the Cistercian monastery of Nepomuk in Klášter , which was founded by the Ebrach monastery in 1144 . Nepomuk had legal status since 1250 and market rights from 1254 , the place, like the neighboring village of Přesanice, became wealthy in the 13th and 14th centuries through gold soaps and silver mining . In 1384 Přesanice and Nepomuk united. 1413 the place received by Wenzel the lazy , the city rights awarded.

In April 1420 the town and monastery were burned down by Jan Žižka's troops. While the monastery remained desolate, the city was rebuilt by German colonists .

Attractions

The Gothic St. Jakobuskirche on Pschesanitzer Platz was built between 1290 and 1295. The three-aisled hall church measures 16 by 18 m inside. The family crypt of the Counts von Sternberg is located in the church . The presbytery of the church was decorated with red marble. In 1780 a baroque church tower was added to the sacristy instead of the dilapidated bell tower.

The archdeanate next to the church was built in 1678 instead of a wooden building. It was built in 1748 according to plans by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer and received its current appearance after a renovation between 1939 and 1945.

The Church of St. John of Nepomuk stands on the site of a previous building built between 1643 and 1660. The church, originally consecrated to John the Baptist , was consecrated to the new namesake in 1729 on the occasion of the canonization and demolished in 1734. Today's baroque church was built from 1736 under the direction of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.

The house “Zur Böhmischen Linde” on Pschesanitzer Platz, built between 1360 and 1370, later served as a council and inn

Ruins of the Pomuk Cistercian monastery in Klášter