Chotěboř (; german: Chotieborsch) is a town in
Havlíčkův Brod District in the
Vysočina Region of the
Czech Republic. 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 and north of
Jihlava. It lies in the
Upper Sázava Hills
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. 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
John the Blind or John of Luxembourg ( lb, Jang de Blannen; german: link=no, Johann der Blinde; cz, Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of ...
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 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.
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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 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.
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Notable people
* František Sláma (1850–1917), writer and politician
*Ignát Herrmann
Ignát Herrmann (12 August 1854 in Chotěboř – 8 July 1935 in Řevnice) was a Czech novelist, satirist and editor. He sometimes used the pseudonym ''Vojta Machatý, Švanda''.
The thirteenth child of a solicitor's copyist, he attended schoo ...
(1854–1935), novelist, satirist and editor
* Fritz Richard (1869–1933), Austrian actor and theatre director
* Bohuslav Šťastný (born 1949), ice hockey player
*Tomáš Zohorna
Tomáš Zohorna (born 3 January 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has two brothers, Radim and Hynek. They are hockey players too, they used ...
(born 1988), ice hockey player
*Hynek Zohorna
Hynek Zohorna (born 1 August 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Zohorna made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Kometa Brno debut during the 2011–12 ...
(born 1990), ice hockey player
*Gabriela Kratochvílová
Gabriela Lašková ( née Kratochvílová; born 11 February 1990) is a Czech model, anchor and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Czech Miss 2013 and represented Czech Republic at Miss Universe 2013
Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Mi ...
(born 1990), model, winner of Czech Miss 2013
*Matěj Vydra
Matěj Vydra (, born 1 May 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a striker for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.
Vydra previously played for FC Chotěboř, Vysočina Jihlava, Baník Ostrava, Club Brugge, Udi ...
(born 1992), footballer
Twin towns – sister cities
Chotěboř is twinned
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References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Havlíčkův Brod District