Telč

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Telč
Telč coat of arms
Telč (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Historical part of the country : Moravia
Region : Kraj Vysočina
District : Jihlava
Area : 2486 ha
Geographic location : 49 ° 11 '  N , 15 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '4 "  N , 15 ° 28' 11"  E
Height: 514  m nm
Residents : 5,276 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code : 588 56
traffic
Railway connection: Kostelec u Jihlavy – Slavonice
structure
Status: city
Districts: 5
administration
Mayor : Roman Fabeš (as of 2006)
Address: náměstí Zachariáše z Hradce 10
588 56 Telč
Municipality number: 588024
Website : www.telc-etc.cz
Marketplace
Arcade on the market square
Telč market square, fountain figure (in the background the Marian column )
Reflection of the city in the pond

Telč (German Teltsch ) is a Moravian town in the Czech Republic in the Vysočina Region in the district of Jihlava , the inner city to the World Heritage Site by UNESCO belongs.

geography

The town lies at the foot of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands , is surrounded by ponds and lies on Telčský potok, which flows into the Moravian Thaya southeast of the town .

history

Legend has it that the city was founded by Otto II , who thanked him for the victory over the Bohemian ruler Břetislav . Telsch was first mentioned in 1207. It was at the crossroads of important roads between Bohemia , Moravia and Austria and developed into a city by the end of the 13th century. In 1315 King John of Bohemia sold the town and its castle to the Lords of Wartenberg . In 1339, in exchange for the South Moravian rule of Bánov, it went to the Lords of Neuhaus , who used the castle as an administrative center. In 1443 Telsch was conquered by the Hussites . In 1531 it was inherited by Zacharias von Neuhaus , who later became the Chamberlain and Governor of Moravia. He initiated reforms and introduced fish farming, so that the city experienced an economic boom and the time of his reign was referred to as the "Golden Age" of Telsch. Since he died without male heirs, his possessions fell to his nephew Adam II von Neuhaus , from whom his son Joachim Ulrich von Neuhaus inherited them in 1596 . He was the last male descendant of the von Neuhaus family and died in 1604. His sister Lucie Otilie, who had been married to the future Chancellor Wilhelm von Slawata since 1602, became the heiress . This gave Telsch to the Slavata family . In the Thirty Years' War the city and its population had much to suffer after the occupation by the Swedes 1645th

After the death of the last Slavata, the Teltsch rule fell to Franz Anton von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn in 1712 , who bequeathed it to Alois Podstatský von Prusinowitz . The castle remained in the possession of this family until 1945.

The historic city center of Telč has repeatedly served as a backdrop for film and television recordings. Also the film Woyzeck by Werner Herzog was born here 1978th

City structure

Telč is divided into the following districts:

  • Studnice ( Studnitz )
  • Telč-Podolí (Telč -Podol )
  • Telč-Staré Město (Telč Old Town )
  • Telč-Štěpnice (Telč -Stepnitz ) and
  • Telč-Vnitřní Město (Telč city ​​center )

Attractions

Telč is a perfect example of Italian Renaissance art north of the Alps and has one of the most beautiful marketplaces in Europe. The Zacharias von Neuhaus market square is one of the largest squares in the Czech Republic and forms an elongated triangle.

The historic city center was declared an urban monument reserve in 1970 .

Personalities

People related to the city

Town twinning

Sister cities are:

literature

Web links

Commons : Telč  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
  2. Vaclav Ledvinka: . Adam II z Hradce a poslední páni z Hradce v ekonomice, cultures a politice 16 století. In: Václav Bůžek (ed.): Poslední páni z Hradce (= Opera Historica. Vol. 6). Jihočeská Univerzita, České Budějovice 1998, ISBN 80-7040-267-9 , pp. 7–32, here p. 26.
  3. Telč site | Castle ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Lower Austrian provincial exhibition, accessed on April 25, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.noe-landesausstellung.at