Nalžovské Hory

Nalžovské Hory is a city in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1951 by the merger of the city Stříbrné Hory with the community Nalžovy. Nalžovské Hory than twelve kilometers west of Horažďovice and belongs to Okres Klatovy.

Geography

Nalžovské Hory located in the foothills of the Bohemian Forest on the right side above the valley of the brook Nalžovský creek. In the north of the pond is rybnik Velky Nový. North-east rises the Prašivice ( 575 m), in the southeast of Džbán (619 m) ​​and Buci vrch ( 565 m ) south of the Žebráček ( 599 m), in the southwest the Černava ( 533 m ) Straz (716 m) and Vidhošť ( 759 m), and in the northwest the Vlčí hora ( 588 m) and Hora (675 m). By Nalžovské Hory the state road leading from I/22 Horažďovice to Klatovy.

Neighboring towns are Velenovy in the north, Zahrádka and Smrkovec in the northeast, Hradešice in the east, Černič and Vlkonice the southeast, Miřenice, Otěšín and Sedlečko in the south, Letovy and Buznik the southwest, Valcha Mladice, Zavlekov and Tužice in the west and Přebořice, Plichtice and Pohodnice in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of Nalžov took place in 1379 as a possession of Hrabiše and Jan of Paběnice. At times the place was the name Malzow and later Elischau or Ellischau. After silver discoveries asked the owner of the goods Nalžovy, Svoješ of Welhartice, when Vladislav II to grant of mining on its reasons. 1521, he founded near the village of the mountain freedom Silberberg whether Ellischau. 1530 Silberberg was separated from the rule Ellischau and collected at the royal mining town. Its inhabitants were German miners, who withdrew in the second half of the 17th century due to exhaustion of the deposits.

1769 acquired by the Counts of Taaffe rule Ellischau.

After the abolition of Patrimionialherrschaften Silberberg and Ellischau formed in 1848 two political communities in the judicial district Planice and from 1850 in the District Commission Klatovy. 1853 Silberberg became a town. The Taaffe family sold the castle in 1936 because of insolvency on the Prague banker František Müller. 1947 both sites were assigned to the newly formed Okres Horažďovice, at the same time Zahrádka was incorporated into Stříbrné Hory. In 1951 the merger of the city Stříbrné Hory with the community Nalžovy the city Nalžovské Hory. In 1954 Nalžovské Hory lost along with Strážov and Rejštejn city rights. In 1961 the church back to Okres Klatovy. 1976 were incorporated ( with Letovy, Sedlečko and Otěšín ) Krutěnice, Ústaleč and Miřenice. 1980 were still Velenovy and Těchonice added ( with Neprochovy and Zdar ). In 1990, the districts had Nalžovy and Stříbrné Hory together 501 inhabitants. Since the September 24, 2007 Nalžovské Hory is a city again.

Local structure

The city Nalžovské Hory consists of the districts Krutěnice ( Krutienitz ) Letovy ( Lettow ), Miřenice ( Mirschenitz ) Nalžovy ( Ellischau ) Neprochovy ( Neprochow ) Otěšín ( Wotieschin ) Sedlečko ( Sedletschko ) Stříbrné Hory ( Silberberg ), Těchonice ( Tiechonitz ) Ústaleč ( Austaletz ) Velenovy ( Wellenau ) Zahrádka ( Sachradka ) and Zdar (fire ) and the settlement Buznik.

Attractions

  • Nalžovy Castle, originally baroque castle was rebuilt in 1840 in the Romanesque Revival style. The castle is located Restitutionstatus again owned by the Miller family.
  • Baroque Church of St.. Catherine Stříbrné Hory
  • Church of Sts. Anthony, on the road to Hradešice
  • Fairytale Forest Prašivice, built in 1840 for Count Taaffe on the Prašivice to the system include an artificial castle ruin, a Petrified Dragon and Turtle

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Innocenc Frencl (1818-1862), Catholic theologian and author, born in Stříbrné Hory.
  • Josef Antonín Hůlka (1851-1920), Bishop of Budweis, born in Velenovy
  • Vojtěch Frančík (1853-1908), violinist of the Vienna court orchestra and concert master and professor in Melbourne, born in Krutěnice
  • Oldrich Hlaváč (1895-1942), who was born in Stříbrné Hory doctor published under the pseudonym Alaric humorous books. 1942 Hlaváč was executed in Berlin- Plotzensee

In the city lived and worked

  • Frantisek Stupka (1879-1965), violinist, conductor and National Artist and grew up in Stříbrné Hory
  • Emanuel Simek (1883-1963), the archaeologist and professor Brno temporarily inhabited the paternal mansion in Otěšín
  • Petr Šafránek, teachers and musicians initiated in 1840 the establishment of the school in Silberberg. Among his pupils was Karel Klostermann. Today the school in the city bears his name.
  • Eduard Graf von Taaffe (1833-1895), Austrian politician was the owner of the castle Ellischau, where he also died since 1873. His grave is in the family vault in Taaffe'schen Ellischau.
  • Karel Klostermann (1848-1923), the writer lived during his childhood in Silberberg and attended school in Silberberg
  • Heinrich Graf von Taaffe (1872-1928), from 1892 landlords in Ellischau. His grave is in the family vault in Taaffe'schen Ellischau.
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