Ledeč nad Sázavou

In the city Ledeč nad Sázavou ( German Ledetsch, also Furwitz older ) living on 2211 acres of 6410 inhabitants. The city is located in the Highlands Region, Czech Republic.

History

The first written mention of the village dates from the 12th century. It is reported from the rule of Sigmund of Ledeč. During the time of the Hussites was the town supporters of the Calixtins. The former masters of the city signed a letter of complaint against the burning of Jan Hus. Because of the participation of the farmers Trček of Lipa in the conspiracy of Wallenstein 1634, the lands were confiscated and divided. Ledeč received the officer of Adrian Enkevort. On him the gender tuna and Věžníkov follow. 1753 bought the Empress Maria Theresa, the city of Ignaz von Koch. She built on the eponymous castle a Grosshof for impoverished aristocrats. In 1918 the state took over the administration.

Attractions

  • Castle Ledeč nad Sázavou
  • Thun Summer House ( Thunovský letohrádek ), early baroque building east of the castle ( 1685-1694 ). Builders were Michael Oswald von Thun and his brother Johann Ernst von Thun, Archbishop of Salzburg.
  • Church of Saints Peter and Paul on the left bank of the river Sázava from the 14th century
  • Town houses in the town center
  • Cemetery church of the Holy Trinity of 1585th
  • 1739 synagogue and Jewish cemetery from 1601, are among the oldest in Bohemia.
  • The statues of the Virgin Mary by Jakub Teplý of 1770, Jan Hus Monument by Rudolf Kabeš from the year 1926.

Personalities

  • Adrian of Enkevort (1603-1663), k.k. Field Marshal, lord of the castle on Ledeč nad Sázavou
  • Vojtěch Ivanovič Hlaváč (* 1849, † 1911), composer, professor of St. Petersburg University, harmonium builder
  • Marie Hermannová (* 1837, † 1889), mother of the composer Gustav Mahler
  • Zdeněk Matěj Kuděj (* 1881, † 1955) - novelist, short story writer
  • January Šeba (* 1886, † 1953), soldier, politician, employees of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Milan Rastislav Stefanik and
  • Lev Sychrava (* 1887, † 1958), politician, author, editor.
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