ProtivÃn
Protivín ( German Protiwin ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It is located 13 kilometers south-east of Pisek at the Blanice and belongs to Okres Pisek.
Geography
Protivín is located on the left bank of the Blanice, lie at the eastern side there are numerous ponds. To the northeast, the 627 m high Vysoký Kamýk rises with a lookout tower. Through the city's European Route 49 / State Road 20 between Pisek and České Budějovice and Plzeň railway leads to České Budějovice.
Neighboring towns are Myšenec and Zdar in the north, Krc in the east, in the southeast Záboří, Milenovice in the south, and Radčice Chvaletice in the southwest and Budičovice and Skály u Protivina in the northwest.
History
The village Protivín originated in 1260 with the same festivals. This was first mentioned as pledged to the brothers Prüschenk of Stettenberg Bohemian Kronbesitz documented in 1282. Charles IV broke the castle Protivín 1334 and again in Majestas Carolina it was declared as a conditionally significant. Emperor Sigismund pledged PROTIVÍN to Ulrich von Rosenberg. Other owners were Vojtěch of Pernštejna (1490-1534) and from 1551 to Andreas Ungnad Sonnegg had it reconstructed in the Renaissance style festivities. 1562 sparked Ferdinand I pledge again, leaving Protivín together with Hluboká hereditary Colonel Chancellor Joachim von Neuhaus, who drowned in the Danube in 1565. His grandson, Joachim Ulrich von Neuhaus sold Protivín his Neuhauser Dominiumverwalter Georg Wratislaw of Mitrowitz ( Jiří z Mitrovic Vratislav ) as a reward for his loyal service. In the same year, the brewery was born. As of 1660, the Riesenberger possessed of Schwihau and 1679 lords of Trauttmannsdorff Protivín. Since 1711 Protovín was in the possession of the House of Schwarzenberg.
After the replacement of patrimonial regimes was Protivín 1848 independent market town. 1850 had Protivín 1202 inhabitants. In the second half of the 19th century was created by the closure of the sugar factory high unemployment in Protivín and it came to emigrate. 1872 founded emigrants from Protivín in Iowa settlement Protivin (see Protivin, Iowa. 1876 Rakonitz - Protivíner railway was inaugurated. In 1899 Protivín became a town. Pending the expropriation in 1948, Schwarzenberg had the castle, as after school and recreation building served.
In the city the Platan brewery is established that produces the same brand of beer.
Local structure
The city Protivín consists of the districts Chvaletice ( Chwaletitz ) - 87 inhabitants, Krc ( Reuth ) - 221 inhabitants, Maletice ( Maletitz ) - 31 inhabitants, Milenovice ( Milenowitz ) - 171 inhabitants, Myšenec ( Mische Network) - 214 inhabitants, Protivín ( Protiwin ) - 3992 inhabitants, Selibov ( Selibau ) - 69 inhabitants, Těšínov ( Tieschin ) - 81 residents and Záboří ( Saborsch ) - 144 inhabitants.
Attractions
- Castle Protivín, the result of a fortress from the 13th century. Finally, it was rebuilt by Paul Ignaz Bayer and Anton Erhard Martinelli for Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg. Current Lord of the Manor is the city of Prague, which is seeking a buyer.
- Church of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, on the market, built in 1662
- City museum with exhibits about the city and about exotic insects
- Castle ruins Myšenec
- Church in Myšenec built late in the 11th century
- Fixed Klokočín
- Church in Krc, detectable since 1352
- School, built in 1902-1903 and decorated with sgraffito of Aleš