Strakonice
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Strakonice | ||||
| Area : | 3468 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 15 ' N , 13 ° 55' E | ||||
| Height: | 393 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 22,754 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 386 01 | ||||
| License plate : | C. | ||||
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| Street: | I / 4 | ||||
| Railway connection: |
Strakonice – Volary České Budějovice – Plzeň Březnice – Strakonice |
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| Next international airport : | Prague | ||||
| structure | |||||
| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 8th | ||||
| administration | |||||
| Mayor : | Břetislav Hrdlička (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Velké náměstí 2 386 21 Strakonice |
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| Municipality number: | 550787 | ||||
| Website : | www.mu-st.cz | ||||
Strakonice [ strakɔɲɪt͡sɛ ] (German Strakonitz , older also Stracknitz ) is a town in the Jihočeský kraj region (South Bohemian Region) and belongs to the Okres Strakonice .
geography
Geographical location
The city is located at the confluence of the Otava and Volyňka rivers, 52 km northwest of the district capital Budweis , at an altitude of between 390 and 430 meters.
City structure
The town of Strakonice consists of the districts Dražejov ( Draschejow ), Hájská ( Hag ), Modlešovice ( Modleschowitz ), Přední Ptákovice ( Vorder Ptakowitz ), Strakonice I (north of the Otava), Strakonice II (south of the Otava), Střela ( Strahl ) and Virt ( Wirtsdorf ) and the Nové Strakonice ( Neu Strakonitz ) location .
history
The settlement Strakonice was originally one of the gold panning sites from the Celtic times in South Bohemia . It was built around a moated castle at the mouth of the Volyňka in the Otava . The Strakonice Castle was initially the residence of the Bavor von Strakonitz and came to the Order of St. John in the 15th century . The settlement of residents in hereditary subservience developed into a small town that received town charter in 1367 .
During the Hussite Wars Jan Žižka occupied the town in 1420, but was unable to take possession of the castle. In a representation at the castle gate he is shown in armor on horseback with an iron flail in his hand and a retinue of some soldiers; to the right is Przibik von Koczow , who is shooting an arrow at him. In 1421 the Prior General of the Johanniter moved his seat from the Lesser Quarter of Prague to Strakonice, in 1694 the Johanniter returned to Prague . The castle remained in their possession until 1925.
A prosperous Jewish community of traders lived in Strakonice from the 16th century, remains of the ghetto and a Jewish cemetery have been preserved. The synagogue in Strakonice was demolished in 1976. From the beginning of the 19th century Fese was produced in Strakonitz and exported to the Middle East . Since 1891 there was a railway connection to Budweis . During the industrialization further companies were added, in 1930 a motorcycle factory.
Twin cities
- Lengnau (Switzerland)
- Bad Salzungen (Germany)
Culture and sights
Museums
- Muzeum Stredniho Pootavi, Zámek 1
Buildings
- Strakonice Castle
- St. Margareta Church
Regular cultural events
Every two years in Strakonitz there is an international bagpipe festival known throughout the region, which lasts several days . The next event will take place in August 2020. In between, the Medieval Festival (Rumpálování) is held at the castle.
Economy and Infrastructure
Companies
The city became known early on with its textile industry. Today Strakonice is a modern industrial city with several partly international companies. For example, the Czech arms manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka has its home in Strakonice.
traffic
The city is located on the trunk road I / 4, which leads north onto the D4 motorway to Prague. It also has a small regional airport.
Personalities
Strakonitz is the birthplace of the royal court chamberlain and composer Johann Anton Graf Losy von Losinthal (1645–1721), one of the most famous lutenists of his time, the heraldist Rudolf Johann von Meraviglia-Crivelli (1833–1890), was his home and also that of Writer and folk song collector František Ladislav Čelakovský (1799–1852).
literature
- Lillian Schacherl: Bohemia. Cultural image of a landscape. Prestel, Munich 1966 (section “Am Goldfluss der Wottawa”), pp. 149 f., 163.
Web links
- Pages of the city of Strakonice
- Website about Strakonitz Castle (German)
- Website for the bagpipe festival
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 0.8 MiB)
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Markus Purkhart: The Austrian Fez Industry , Dissertation, University of Vienna , 2006
