Stárkov

Stárkov ( German Stark City) is a city in the Czech Republic. It is located 13 kilometers north of Náchod and belongs to Okres Náchod.

Geography

Stárkov is located at the confluence of the rivers Jívka ( Jibka ) and Dřevíč ( Heald ). Neighboring towns are Vlásenka in the north, Česká Metuje in the northeast, Maršov nad Metují in the east, Horni Dřevíč the southeast, Zada in the south, Bystré the southwest, Jívka in the west and Vápenka in the northwest.

History

The village was founded in 1250 as part of the colonization activities of the Lords of Skalitz. Starkinstat was first documented in the year 1321 as a Buchusius de Starkinstat is called, who lived in a castle on the site of the later castle.

To 1393 acquired by Matthew Salava Leipa possession. He had the castle Skály build, and Starkinstat was one of the reign Skály (also: Skalka ) associated villages. In 1544, the Žehušický of Nestájov acquired the rule. Under Bernhard Žehušický was in 1546 the construction of the castle. His son Hertwig Žehušický rose Starkinstat on September 1, 1573 to the city and gave it a coat of arms. The city became the center of the domain Skály and had extensive rights that included the embarrassing jurisdiction to withdrawal by Emperor Joseph I in 1709.

1582 acquired the Čertorejský of Čertorej possession. On October 17, 1673 Johann Franz acquired from Kaiserstein the rule Stark City. The family of Kaiserstein owned the castle until 1924. Kaiser Steiner built a brewery. After the replacement of patrimonial Stark City in 1848 for the independent city, which included the district Wapenka. The villages Wüstrei and Chliwitz were also independently. From 1850, the village belonged to the district court for Wekelsdorf or later the district of Braunau.

In the mid-19th century coal mining began. In 1840, the Wüstrei Karlschacht was unlocked, which reached a length of 3.6 kilometers Stoll. 1858 began the Abteufung the colliery St. Clare. In 1880 Stark was in town to set up a governmental weaving school. Between 1880 and 1890 the mines were shut down due to water break-ins and moved the coal industry in the area of Hertin, Schwadowitz and Radowenz. Strong city had 1900 994 inhabitants, of whom 978 were in German. 1910 Mechanical weaving of Joseph Wolf was founded. After 1918, the first private confectionary College of Czechoslovakia was created in Stark City. 1924 was acquired by the producer Pejskar of Police nad Metují the castle with the associated land. 1930 lived in the town of 892 people, including 777 German. 1934, the weaving school was closed. After the Munich Agreement in 1938 was the annexation to the German Reich, and in 1939 the city belonged to the district of Braunau. After the end of the Second World War, the Germans were expelled and dispossessed the castle, which became the seat of the local National Committee. In 1950, together Stárkov and Horni Dřevíč. In the 1950s, the city lost Stárkov rights. In 1960, the incorporation of Bystré and Chlivce. Due to the communist agricultural reforms, the dairy and brewery were closed. In the castle a nursing home was placed later. After the Velvet Revolution, the family Pejskar a part of their lands and the castle was returned. Since 24 January 2007 Stárkov is a city again.

Local structure

The city Stárkov consists of the districts Bystré ( Wüstrei ) Chlivce ( Chliwitz ), Horni Dřevíč (Upper Drewitsch ) Stárkov (high city) and Vápenka ( Wapenka ).

Attractions

• Stárkov Castle, built in 1546 and remodeled in the years 1681-1691
• Extended parish church of St. Joseph, built in 1656-1659 by Bohuslav Ungnad in place of the burnt St. Barbara church built in 1321 and 1765 to the steeple cultivation
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1752
• Restored Way of the Cross, donated in 1755 by Johann Georg Schroll and 2002
• Marian column on the market, built in 1726
• Town hall
• Rectory, timbered building of 1581, rebuilt in 1660 after a fire
• Square with arcaded houses from the 19th century