Chotěboř (; german: Chotieborsch) is a town in

Havlíčkův Brod District Havlíčkův Brod District ( cs, okres Havlíčkův Brod) is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Havlíčkův Brod. Administrative division Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three adminis ...

in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; cs, Kraj Vysočina "Highlands Region", , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the his ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

Villages and hamlets of Bílek, Dobkov, Klouzovy, Počátky, Příjemky, Rankov, Střížov and Svinný are administrative parts of Chotěboř.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Chotěbor. There was the Chotěbor's manor, owned probably by the noble Chotěbor of Vchynice.

Geography

Chotěboř is located about northeast of

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; german: Deutschbrod) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law ...

and north of

Jihlava Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihlava ...

. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. There are several fish ponds on the outskirts of the town.

History

The first written mention of Chotěboř is from 1265. Because of the silver mines in the vicinity, King John of Bohemia bought the village and in 1331, he promoted it to a town. It was a royal town until the end of the 15th century, when it was acquired by the Trčka of Lípa family. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the owners often changed. Vilém Leopold

Kinsky The House of Kinsky (formerly Vchynští, sg. ''Vchynský'' in Czech; later (in modern Czech) Kinští, sg. ''Kinský''; german: Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) is a prominent Czech noble family originating from the Kingdom of Bohemia. During th ...

built a castle there in 1701–1702. From 1836 to 1948, the castle was owned by the family. The castle was returned to their ownership in 1992.

Demographics

Sights

Chotěboř is known for the Chotěboř Castle. It is a Baroque building with Italian architecture elements. It contains an exposition of the town museum. The castle complex includes Chapel of the Holy Trinity and English style park. The town square is lined by Neoclassical houses. They were built by reconstruction of the houses destroyed by fire in 1832 and the arcades were walled up. The landmark of the square is the former town hall with a typical clock tower. The Church of Saint James the Great was built on the site of a Romanesque chapel from the 12th century, which was older than the town. The church was rebuilt many times after frequent fires. Its current form is after the Neo-Gothic reconstruction in 1894–1895.

Notable people

* František Sláma (1850–1917), writer and politician * Ignát Herrmann (1854–1935), novelist, satirist and editor *

Fritz Richard Fritz Richard (born Josef Richard Löwit; 17 November 1869 – 9 February 1933) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Fritz Richard was born as Josef Richard Löwit in Chotěboř, Austria-Hungary into a Jewish family. Richard trained as ...

(1869–1933), Austrian actor and theatre director *

Bohuslav Šťastný Bohuslav Šťastný (born April 23, 1949 in Chotěboř, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Pardubice (now part of the Czech Extraliga). He w ...

(born 1949), ice hockey player * Tomáš Zohorna (born 1988), ice hockey player * Hynek Zohorna (born 1990), ice hockey player * Gabriela Kratochvílová (born 1990), model, winner of

Czech Miss The Czech Miss Essence ( cs, Česká Miss) is a national beauty pageant in the Czech Republic. The pageant was founded in 2005, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History The Czech Miss was established in 2005 and is organized and ...

2013 * Matěj Vydra (born 1992), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Chotěboř is twinned with: *

Tiachiv Tiachiv ( uk, Тячів; rue, Тячово; hu, Técső; yi, טעטש, translit=Tetch) is a city located on the Tisza River in Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Tiachiv Raion (district). Today ...

, Ukraine *

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, Hungary

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chotebor Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Havlíčkův Brod District