BudeÄ (Å½ÄÃ¡r nad SÃ¡zavou District)

Budeč ( German Butsch ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located four kilometers southwest of Zdar nad Sázavou and belongs to Okres Zdar nad Sázavou.

Geography

Budeč located in the Bohemian- Moravian Highlands, between the valleys of Šabrava, Sázava and Oslava at the southern foot of the Kopeček ( Butsch mountain, 599 m). The village is situated in the area of the nature reserve PLA Zdarske Hills in a pond landscape. The largest lakes are the Veselský fishpond in the southwest, the Matějovský rybnik the west and the Babín in the northwest. Budeč is located on the main European watershed between the Elbe and Danube, which runs over the Kopeček. Above the Babín springs the Oslava.

Neighboring towns are Dolni Hamry and Horni Hamry in the north, and Přednádraží Radonín in the northeast, Vatin in the east, and Sazomín Březí nad Oslavou the southeast, Nove Veseli in the south, Matějov the southwest, Rosička in the west and Česká Mez in the northwest.

History

The village was probably founded together with Veseli the end of the 13th century. First mentioned in writing of belonging to the reign Meziříčí place Budcye villa was in 1377 when Jan the Younger Meziříčí of his possessions before his departure for Italy inherited his cousin January Elder overwrote of Meziříčí. Gepfarrt was Budč from the beginning after Veseli. Between 1596 and 1617 belonged Budč Alena Berka of Lomnice in community with Václav Berka of Dubé and was connected to the Nove Veseli Good. 1709 acquired the Cistercian monastery Saar Budč together with other villages in the area. In particular, under Abbot Václav Vejmluva experienced the village an economic boom. After the dissolution of the monastery during the Josephine reforms Budč fell to the religious fund. In the 1830s, the mining of iron ore, which was delivered to the blast furnace in Polnička began. The main shaft had a depth of 50 fathoms, and in the pit worked 15 miners. The mine was drained through a tunnel that led into the pond at the Flachsdarre.

After the abolition of patrimonial Budč formed in 1850 a municipality in the administrative district of Nove Mesto. As of 1881, the community was named Buč. In 1890 the iron mine was abandoned in connection with the decline of the ironworks in Polnička. Since 1921 the place has been called Budeč. 1928 a new school was inaugurated. 1949 Budeč was assigned to the Okres Zdar nad Sázavou. In the 1950s and 1960s, a rural-urban migration, especially of young people began. This decreased the number of inhabitants, in 1960 the town had only 150 inhabitants. The school was closed in 1990 and used after a renovation in 1993 as a municipal office, library and meeting room.