Jindřichův Hradec
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| Jindřichův Hradec | |||
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | South Bohemian | ||
| District | Jindřichův Hradec | ||
| Commune | Jindřichův Hradec | ||
| River | Nežárka | ||
| Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) | ||
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| Area | 74.27 km² (28.68 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 22,604 (2007-03-01) | ||
| Density | 304 /km² (787 /sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1220 | ||
| Mayor | Karel Matoušek | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 377 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Jindřichův Hradec | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.jh.cz | |||
Jindřichův Hradec ['jɪndr̝ɪxuːf 'ɦradɛts] (German: Neuhaus) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 22,700 inhabitants.
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[edit] Landmarks
The city castle and palace is the third largest in the country after those in Prague and Český Krumlov. It covers 3 ha. and contains 320 rooms. More than 10,000 works of art and a similar number of books may be found there.
The district museum, which is in a renaissance building that was once the Jesuit seminar appeared in the city in 1882 and is one of the oldest regional museums in Bohemia. The most well-known item in the museum is the Kryza, the largest mechanical Christmas manger scene in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
- The Church of Ascension
- The Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene
- The Church of Saint Jan Křtitel with the nearby building that once housed minorite monks and was later an infirmary.
- The Church of the Most Holy Trinity
- The Church of Saint Catherine
- The Church of Saint Jacob
- The Church of Saint Wenceslas
Houses in the marketplace (Friendensplatz) with the pristine gothic city hall
[edit] Surroundings
There are many places worth seeing around Jindřichův Hradec, for example Červená Lhota Castle, the historical town of Třeboň or Stráž nad Nežárkou.
[edit] People
- Karel Berman
- Adam Michna (1600-1676) - Bohemian organist, composer, singer and poet
- Aleš Kotalík - Ice Hockey player
- Milan Michálek - Ice Hockey player
- Zbyněk Michálek - Ice Hockey player
- Vladimír Špidla
- Renáta Tomanová - Tennis player
[edit] Sister city
Neckargemünd, Germany
Steffisburg, Switzerland
[edit] Trivia
- Asteroid 21783 Jindřichůvhradec is named in honour of city
- Gymnasium Vitězslava Nováka was founded in 1595, making it one of the oldest non-university schools in Central Europe
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (cs, de, en)
- Jindrichuv Hradec - travel guide ( basic facts, history, sights, one-day trips)
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