Jílové (until 1945 Jílové u Podmokel; german: Eulau) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Kamenec, Kamenná, Martiněves, Modrá and Sněžník are administrative parts of Jílové.

Geography

Jílové lies about west of

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. It is situated within the Bohemian Switzerland range of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the valley of the , a left tributary of the Elbe River. The town is located at the foot of the Děčínský Sněžník mountain, which is the highest peak of the municipal territory with above sea level.

History

Jílové was probably founded as a settlement on an ancient trade route from

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to Lusatia. The nearby Lotarův vrch mountain may already had been the site of the 1126 Battle of Chlumec between Duke Soběslav I of Bohemia and King Lothair III of Germany, whose exact location is unknown. The first written mention of Jílové (under the name ''Eulow'') is from 1384 in a deed issued by Emperor Charles IV. A local

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, erected in the 14th century, was documented in 1554, when it was held by the Lords of Lípa. After the 1620 Battle of White Mountain, the estates were seized by Emperor Ferdinand II and in 1629 granted to the Counts of

Thun und Hohenstein The House of Thun und Hohenstein, also known as Thun-Hohenstein, belonged to the historical Austrian and Bohemian nobility. There is one princely and several comital branches of the family. The princely branch of the family lived at Děčín (T ...

residing at Děčín. The Thun-Hohenstein dynasty had the castle rebuilt with extended gardens. Large parts of the settlement were devastated during the 1813 Battle of Kulm. After World War II, the German population was expelled and the Thun-Hohenstein properties were confiscated by the Czechoslovak Republic. Jílové was promoted to a town in 1964.

Demographics

Sights

The main landmark is the Jílové Castle. It was rebuilt in the second half of the 17th century on a Renaissance chateau, and the romantic-style park with a Neoclassical pavilion was established two centuries later. Nowadays the castle serves cultural and social purposes and houses a library. The Baroque Church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1682 and rebuilt in 1859 after it was damaged by a fire. Děčínský Sněžník is known for its observation tower. It is a high stone tower built in 1864, one of the oldest observation towers in Bohemia. The chapel on Děčínský Sněžník was built in 1909.

Notable people

Anna Perthen Anna Perthen (22 December 1866 – 11 December 1957) was a Czechoslovakian politician. In 1920 she was one of the first group of women elected to the Senate, remaining in parliament until 1925. Biography Perthen was born Anna Nickel in Eulau in ...

(1866–1957), politician *

Ernst Paul Ernst Paul (1897–1978) was a Sudeten German Social Democratic politician and journalist. Youth Paul was born on 27 April 1897 in Steindorf, Bohemia, the son of Anton Paul and Anna Paul (née Tampe).Deutsche Biographie. Paul, Ernst' His father ...

(1897–1978), German politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Jílové is

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with: * Rosenthal-Bielatal, Germany

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jilove Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Děčín District