Kostelec nad Černými lesy
Kostelec nad Lesy Černými ( until 1920: Černý Kostelec; German: Schwarzkosteletz ) is a city in Okres Praha- východ ( Prague-East District ) in the Czech Republic. It belongs to the Central Bohemian Region.
History
The area of Schwarzkosteletz was colonized in the first half of the 13th century through the Přemyslids. Schwarzkosteletz was first documented in 1348, agreed as Margrave Jan Heinrich, a brother of Emperor Charles IV, one of his father Johann concluded by Luxembourg in the first quarter of the 14th century a treaty with a mansion and castle " Costelicz in Nygra Sylva " should be replaced with the castle Nachod. First name known feudal lord was thus Ješek of Nachod. Whose sons sold the castle in 1415 and reign on John Secretarius, a favorite of King Wenceslas IV
1489 Schwarzkosteletz was elevated to town. 1492 acquired the gentlemen Slawata the heavily indebted government, but lost it after Divis Slawata had participated in the 1547 uprising. The possessions reverted to King Ferdinand I, who had rebuilt the castle into a hunting lodge built in the Renaissance style. However, due to financial difficulties, he sold already in 1558 the castle and reign on Jaroslav Smiřický of Smiřice who are certain for his family to Residenzort. Although the Smiřický of Smiřice, who belonged to the barony, numerous state and court offices clothed, they lost their possessions because of their participation in the uprising of 1618 and the following for the Winter King Frederick of the Palatinate in 1621. The confiscated Schwarzkosteletz went to Albrecht von Wallenstein, whose mother 's maiden name was Smiřická of Smiřice. Wallenstein Schwarzkosteletz sold in 1623 to Charles of Liechtenstein.
Great damage suffered Schwarzkosteletz the Thirty Years War, as it was repeatedly devastated by the opposing parties. Because of the emergency situation occurred in 1626 to unrest among the peasant population. Maria Theresa of Savoy and granddaughter of Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein, led from 1729 social improvements for the population. You set up a poor relief and led the renovation of churches and presbyteries. 1759 she dismissed her subjects from the serfdom. Nevertheless, under Franz Joseph Johann Adam von Liechtenstein broke out in 1775 more peasant unrest.
1869 was one of the little town of 3032 inhabitants; In 1910 there were 3,000.
Boroughs
The city Kostelec nad Lesy Černými consists of the districts
- Kostelec nad Lesy Černými ( Schwarzkosteletz ) and
- Svatbín ( Swatbin )
- As well as the local host location.
Attractions
- Kostelec Castle with chapel of St. Vitus
- The Guardian Angel 's Church (Kostel sv. Andělů strážných ) was built from 1735 to 1737.
- The cemetery church of St. John the Baptist ( Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele ) from 1600 was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War from 1777 to 1783 and rebuilt.
- The hospital was by Maria Theresa of Savoy, born of Liechtenstein, built as part of their poor relief 1726-1728 and 1998 reconstructed.
- The pottery museum is housed in a Renaissance mansion that 1613 gave Albrecht Smiřický Smiřice of the town.
- The former brewery in the Baroque style dates from the year 1742.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Fritz Kausek (1880 -? ), Cubist painter, Academy of Fine Arts Prague