Telč
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| Telč | |||
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 The main square in Telč, with the famous 16th century houses
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Jihlava | ||
| Commune | Telč | ||
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Area | 24.86 km² (9.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 5,812 (2006-10-02) | ||
| Density | 234 /km² (606 /sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1315 | ||
| Mayor | Roman Fabeš | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 588 56 | ||
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |||
| Name | Historic Centre of Telč | ||
| Year | 1992 (#16) | ||
| Number | 621 | ||
| Region | Europe and North America | ||
| Criteria | i, iv | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Telč | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.telc-etc.cz/telc/ | |||
Telč (IPA: [tɛltʃ]; German: Teltsch) is a town in southern Moravia, near Jihlava, in the Czech Republic.
It contains a castle and a long urban plaza with well-conserved Renaissance houses; since 1992 all of this has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The builder of the castle was Zachariáš of Hradec, after whom the plaza was named; his name is also related to that of the city of Jindřichův Hradec.
Telč was founded in the mid-14th century; the Roman-style tower for the Holy Spirit proves that there was already a settlement there. The city walls and the Church of the Ascension of Mary are Gothic in style.
Until 1945 Telč had, as did its neighbor Jihlava, a principally German-speaking population.
In 1979 Werner Herzog filmed the movie Woyzeck in Telč.
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (in Czech, German, English and French)
- Telc - sights, basic facts, hotels, culture
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