Jílové u Prahy (german: Eule) is a town in
Prague-West District in the
Central Bohemian Region
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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. Th ...
. It has about 5,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an
urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Villages of Borek, Kabáty, Luka pod Medníkem, Radlík, Studené and Žampach are administrative parts of Jílové u Prahy.
Geography
Jílové u Prahy is located about south of Prague. It lies in the
Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Lípový vrch at above sea level. The
Sázava River forms the southern municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Jílové is from 1310. It is proved its existence in the 13th century, when it was founded by merger of
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile ...
mining settlements. In 1350, Jílové was raised to a royal town by King
Charles IV. The gold mining ended in the 15th century during the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the ...
and some mines were flooded. The mining and importance of Jílové was partly revived by King
Vladislaus II, but another decline of the town came with the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battl ...
.
Although it was an unfavorable time for gold mining, the town began to prosper again in the 19th century. In 1897, the railway was built, and in 1900 the railway connection with Prague was finished.
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Demographics
Sights
The town hall is main landmark of the historical centre. It is a former fortress with a tower from the 14th century. It was donated to Jílové as a ruin and after it was reconstructed, the town hall was moved to the building in 1708. In 1724 the upper floor was built. In 1854 the municipality have added a side building to the tower, and in 1855 a prison.[
]Žampach viaduct
Žampach viaduct is a railway arch bridge in the Czech Republic near the village of Žampach, part of Kamenný Přívoz, Prague-West District. It is the highest stone bridge in the country. It is 41.73 m high, 109.3 m long, and formed by seven a ...
is a railway arch bridge, the highest stone bridge in the country.
In popular culture
Several shots of the 1984 Oscars
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-awarded film '' Amadeus'' were shot in the church.[
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Notable people
*Edward Kelley
Sir Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot (; 1 August 1555 – 1597/8), was an English Renaissance occultist and scryer. He is best known for working with John Dee in his magical investigations. Besides the professed ability to ...
(1555–1597), English alchemist and occultist; lived here[
*]František Chvalkovský
František Chvalkovský (30 July 1885, Jílové u Prahy – 25 February 1945) was a Czech diplomat and the fourth foreign minister of Czechoslovakia.
Activities during the First Republic
In the newly-independent Czechoslovakia, Chvalkovský f ...
(1885–1945), politician, diplomat, minister of foreign affairs of Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
Twin towns – sister cities
Jílové u Prahy is twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Prague-West District