Staňkov (Domažlice District)

Stankov ( German Stankau ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It is located 16 km north-east of Domažlice and belongs to Okres Domažlice.

Geography

Stankov is located on both sides of Radbuza at the foot of Mastník (431 m) in the Pilsener hills. To the east rises the Holubí hlava ( 475 m) and in the northeastern Kamenná hora (507 m).

Neighboring towns are Štichov, Kvíčovice and Ohučov in the north, Dolni Kamenice and Horni KAMENICE in the northeast, Krchleby, Vytůň and Lhota in the east, in the southeast Čermná, Hlohová in the south, Vránov the southwest, Puclice in the west and Čečovice in the northwest.

History

Stankov was built in 1938 by the merger of the previously separate places Ves Stankov (village Stankau ) and Městys Stankov (market Stankau ). In 1960, Stankov became a town.

Ves Stankov (village Stankau )

The left side of the Radbuza village in 1233 was first documented when it was on Lacembok castle owned by the brothers and knights Witla Prkosz ze Stancowic. 1271 sold Witlo ze Stancowic the village to the monastery Chotěšov. After its destruction by the Hussites in 1421 Holýšov belonged to various secular owners. 1576 acquired the Lords of Lobkowicz on Bischofteinitz the village. Village Stankau remained until its replacement in 1848 with the patrimonial Bischofteinitz and then became an autonomous municipality. The goods had the rule until the expropriation in 1945.

Městys Stankov (market Stankau )

The first mention of the located to the right of the Radbuza market Stankov took place in 1367th As the opposite of the market village belonged to the monastery Chotěšov. After its destruction by the Hussites in 1425 the place came as pledge Zdeňek z Drštky, the owner of the domain Bischofteinitz.

In 1602, the city was awarded the right to brew and it was the brewery. After the Battle of White Mountain, the lords of Lobkowicz lost their possessions in Bischofteinitz and from 1623 the market came back to the monastery Chotěšov. 1639 received market Stankau the right to collect tolls on the Radbuza. 1647 was a coaching inn. 1690 the village was awarded market privileges. Since 1800, the site carries a coat of arms. After the secularization of the monastery in 1782 acquired Prince Charles Alexander of Thurn and Taxis in 1822 the rule Chotěšov for 1,080,000 guilders from the religious foundation. The Thurn und Taxis held the goods in market Stankau also to 1945. 1867 the disused glass factory was converted to a ceramic factory. The Stan Kauer shares Brewery took in 1873 on the operation and was sold two years later for financial reasons, to the Counts of Trauttmansdorff. 1908, a gravity water plant was built for the brewery, which is now used for drinking water supply of the city.

Boroughs

The city Stankov consists of the districts Krchleby ( Stirchlep ) Ohučov ( Autschowa ), Stankov I, formerly Městys Stankov (market Stankau ), Stankov II, formerly Ves Stankov (village Stankau ) and Vránov ( Franowa ).

Attractions

• James the Great Church in Stankov II, built in the 15th century and in 1673 in Baroque style
• Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, on the Mastník
• Former brewery
• Old City Hall, Spätbarockbau from the 18th century
• Reinforced concrete bridge over the Radbuza
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuk
• Remains of the castle overlooking the valley of Lacembok Srbický creek, east of the city

Sons and daughters of the town

• Hynek Ignatius Amerling (1837-1912), painter
• Josef Mathauser (1846-1917), painter
• František Little (1849-1922), educator and writer
• Julius Mathauser (1857-1885), painter
• Little Adolf (1874-1940), writer and librettist. Little created the libretto for Dvořák's opera The Devil and Kate ( Čert a Káča )
• Joseph Little (1885-1939), painter and theater designer