Přeštěnice

Přeštěnice ( German Preschtienitz, formerly Přeschtenitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located six kilometers northeast of Milevsko in South Bohemia and belongs to Okres Pisek.

Geography

Přeštěnice located in the hill country belonging to the Central Bohemian Milevská pahorkatina. The village is situated between the valleys of the streams Dobřemilický creek and Milevsky creek on a ridge that descends into the valley of Smutná to the southeast. To the north rises the Záhoří (631 m), northeast of the Kostelík ( 635 m), in the south of the Vitanka ( 587 m), southwest of the Stráže (610 m).

Neighboring towns are Výška, Rohozov, Zrůbek and Střítež in the north, Dobřemilice, Klokočov and Číčovice in the northeast, Rybárna, Vlksice and Dolejší Mlýn in the east, Radihošť, Jezviny and Duškanka the southeast, Mlčkov and Bečov in the south, Držkrajov and Týnice the southwest, Osletín in the west and Zbislav, Jednota and Blehov in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the castle belonging to Příběnice place was in 1379 as a possession of the Lords of Rosenberg. 1530 acquired the Lords of swan mountain village. 1551 bought Ulrich Bechinie of Lazan on Bechyně Přeštěnice of Wenzel of swan mountain, but left it to the monastery Milevsko. Even after Peter Wok von Rosenberg in 1569 had acquired the dominion Bechyně, Přeštěnice remained in the possession of the Premonstratensian monastery. After its cancellation in 1575 initially acquired Christoph von swan mountain village, later it went with the whole monastic ownership of the Hodějovský of Hodějov. After the Battle of White Mountain, the goods were Bernard Younger Hodějovský of Hodějov confiscated and fell to the court chamber. This shared Přeštěnice on into an upper and lower village. The upper village was in 1623 the Strahov Monastery for the wiederzuerrichtende monastery Milevsko assigned and have sold the lower village to the Čabelický of Soutice. Last sold under- Přeštěnice later at the Prague merchant Johann de Witte of Lilienthal, which it struck his estate Wopořan little. Subsequent owners of sub - Přeštěnice were from 1628 Haslauer Haslau, from 1658 the counts Slavata, from 1667, the Jesuit Collegium for hl. Trinity in Neuhaus and from the Prague Jesuit Collegium to St. Clement. The Prague Jesuits united the Good Wopořan 1727, with other surrounding estates to Allodialherrschaft Wopořan and Bernarditz. After the banning of the Jesuits in 1773, the goods of the Klementinum of the Exchequer were confiscated for the benefit of the study funds.

Top Přeštěnice was after the dissolution of the monastery Milevsko in 1785 part of the pen reign Mühlhausen, whose owner was the pen Strahov since 1681. Sub - Přeštěnice arrived in 1825 at the auction of Allodialherrschaft Wopořan and Bernarditz to Charles Prince of couple. In 1840 Přeschtenitz / Přesstěnitz consisted of 20 houses with 199 inhabitants, which was attributable to sub - Přeschtenitz 13 houses with 90 inhabitants. Vicarage for upper and lower - Přeschtenitz was Mühlhausen, in both units was an inn .. Until the mid-19th century Přeschtenitz always remained divided between the Dominions and Mühlhausen Wopořan and Bernaditz.

After the abolition of patrimonial Přeštěnice / Přeschtenitz formed in 1850 with the district Mlčkov a municipality in the district administration and the judicial district of the Milevsko / Mulhouse. Since the end of 1960, the community is part of the Okres Pisek. At the same time Držkrajov and Týnice were incorporated.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Přeštěnice Držkrajov ( Derschkrajow ) Mlčkov ( Miltschkau ) Přeštěnice ( Preschtienitz ) and Týnice ( Teinitz ).

Attractions

• Chapel of the Assumption in the village square, it was built in 1882
• Chapel of St.. Theresa at the house No. 35, built in 1933 by František Koutník gratitude for the healing of his son. The construction was financed by a woman Šáchová from Prague with 12,000 crowns.
• Chapel of Our Lady of Sepekov in Mlčkov, built 1795. It is flanked by two 200 -year-old lime trees.
• Chapel of St.. Trinity in Držkrajov, it took its present form in 1907
• Chapel of the Virgin from the convent in Týnice, built in 1884
• Several stone crosses
• Holzerner memory in log home construction from the 18th century in Homestead # 1 in Přeštěnice
• Gate to the homestead # 1 in Týnice, cultural monument
• Stráže hill, it offers a view to the Bohemian Forest