Soběslav

The city Soběslav ( German Sobieslau ) is 405 m above sea level. M. at the confluence of the rivers Lainsitz and Černovický creek 20 km south of Tabor, Czech Republic. Soběslav extends over an area of ​​1998.58 hectares and counts 7,308 inhabitants ( 1 January 2004), it belongs to the Okres Tábor on.

History

1293, the village was first mentioned in writing in 1390 gave Henry III. Rosenberg of the settlement town rights. The longest time was Soběslav owned by the Rosenbergs who could create many interesting buildings. In the summer of 1421 Soběslav was first occupied by occupying forces of Ulrich II von Rosenberg, a second time in 1435, then it was burnt down.

Attractions

• Early Gothic church of St. Peter and Paul ( 1493-1518 ) with a net vault above the pulpit and a valuable vault and a 68 meter high tower.
• Church of St. Veit ( 1374-1390 ), burned in 1719 and rebuilt. One of the interesting monuments from the time of the reign of Wenceslas IV.
• Cemetery church of St. Mark ( 1650), commissioned by the Stadtprimator Zachariáš Marek Markovsky, with an octagonal Baroque chapel and a fresco representing the Holy Trinity.
• Rosenberger Castle ( Rožmberkský hrad ), (Second half of the 14th century ), built by Henry III. of Rosenberg. In the castle of the Czech king Wenceslas was for a time imprisoned IV. The castle was partially destroyed during the Hussite Wars.
• Renaissance House on the Square of the Republic ( 1564), in which formerly met the Bohemian Brethren.
• Rosenberger House ( Rožmberský dum ) from the 15th century, Peter Wok von Rosenberg left it in 1609 Zuzana Vojířová of Vacovice
• Old Town Hall ( 1487 )
• Stone fountain in the town square (1713 )

Boroughs

To Soběslav include the districts Chlebov ( Chlebow ) Nedvědice ( Nedwieditz ) Soběslav I, II and Soběslav Soběslav III.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Karel Bodlák, Czech literary critic, poet and teacher
• Jiří Laburda, Czech composer