Sobotka
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Královéhradecký kraj | ||||
| District : | Jičín | ||||
| Area : | 1932 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 28 ' N , 15 ° 11' E | ||||
| Height: | 305 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 2,371 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 507 43 | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 9 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Lubor Jenček ( TOP 09 ) (as of 2017) | ||||
| Address: | Boleslavská 440 507 43 Sobotka |
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| Municipality number: | 573493 | ||||
| Website : | sobotka.cz | ||||
The agricultural town of Sobotka (outdated Saboth ) with 2,300 inhabitants is located in Okres Jičín , ( Czech Republic ) and is one of the starting points for the Český ráj (Bohemian Paradise).
Attractions
Sobotka is a city with tourism and a cultural and literary tradition. The National Festival of the Czech Language and Literature “Šrámkova Sobotka” takes place here regularly. Because of the well-preserved folk architecture (timbered wooden houses) and other architectural monuments, parts of Sobotka have been declared a monument zone .
Humprecht Castle is located above the city ; Hiking trails lead to Kost Castle and to Vesec, Staré Hrady and the Plakánek Valley.
Districts
Sobotka includes the localities Čálovice ( Tschalowitz ), Kdanice ( Kdanitz ), Lavice ( Lawitz ), Spyšova ( Spischow ), Staňkova Lhota ( Staniek Lhota ), Stéblovice ( Steblowitz ), Trní ( Tern ) and Zajakury ( Sajakur ).
Town twinning
Personalities
- Fráňa Šrámek (1877–1952), writer
- Jindřich Šolc (1841–1916), Mayor of Prague
- František Věnceslav Jeřábek (1836–1893), writer
