Chvaletice

Chvaletice ( German Chwaletitz, also Chwalletitz ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It is located 15 kilometers east of Kolin and belongs to Okres Pardubice.

Geography

Chvaletice is located on the left bank of the Elbe. The city is located at the northwestern foot of the Iron Mountains associated Chvaletická hornatina. To the south, the hill rises Oklika (307 m). To the east is the 800 MW power plant Chvaletice, which stands on the site of a former open cast mine pyrite.

Neighboring towns are Labské Chrčice in the north, Selmice in the northeast, Trnavka in the east, Hornická čtvrť the southeast, Bernardov in the south, Kobylnice the southwest, Záboří nad Labem, Vinařice and Kojice in the west and Svarava and Krakovany in the northwest.

History

The area was inhabited by Ostcharvaten in the 10th century. There was the limit point of the settlement areas of the Slavic tribes of the Czechs, Zlitschanen and Charvaten on the Elbe.

Telčice

As part of the foundation of the monastery, the village Sedlec Telčice was first mentioned in 1143 as a monastic possession. As of 1199, the celebrations Telčice is handed down, the owner was at the time of Hugo Teltschitz. The festivities was located at a significant trade route that led through the same.

After the destruction of the monastery by the Hussites in 1421, Emperor Sigismund took possession of monastic goods and pledged several times to creditors. 1436 was in this way Kunes Voděrad of Sekeřice owner of Telčice. Of the Sekerský Voděrady of the property fell to Vladislav II, who in 1507 left him in pledge the Nicholas Trček of Lipa. After the Bohemian Estates two years later protested against the pledging of royal estates Zdechovice, the king broke the pledge again. 1515 came the rule Zdechovice with the Dörfersn Zdechovice, Telčice, Chvaletice, Trnavka, Řečany, Labětín and Spytovice in the course of a comparison with Zdeniek Lev of Rosental at these as debt settlement.

1521 acquired Václav Lorecký Elkouš of the rule, he was followed in 1558 by Karl Zerotin and from 1585 Hynko Vrabský of Vrabí. Since the connection of Telčice to Zdechovice the festivals Telčice lost its importance, and the stones were used for the construction of the castle Zdechovice. Remnants of the building were preserved until the 19th century.

As of 1642, the Lords of Věžník owner of the domain were. 1720 Telčice to the village of Chvaletice. 1722 bought Karl Josef Graf von Paar Zdechovicer the goods of Leopold von Věžník.

After the abolition of patrimonial Telčice formed a district of the municipality in the district of Pardubice Chvaletice. 1869 lived in Telčice 206 people, in 1900 there were 186 owners of the goods were until 1889 the counts of pair.

In 1950 the village had 231 inhabitants. Between 1950 and 1952, 623 homes were built in the place. In addition to cottages and homes of the old Telčice emerged in the new settlements to the south and east of 13 residential blocks. 1951 mining vocational school was inaugurated. In 1954, the place his own school. This turned out even before the construction to be too small. Although since 1952 the plans ROCHE a future population of 7000, was a school, which would be sufficient for 300 inhabitants. In 1953 Telčice was detached from Chvaletice and to their own community.

1958 opened a cultural center. After the dissolution of Okres Přelouč Telčice came in 1961 Okres Pardubice back. The place now counted 2380 inhabitants.

Chvaletice

The first mention of the court, the parties and the village Chwaleticz ' dates from 1393rd owner was Hereš of Chwaleticz.

Since the days of Ottokar II Přemysl passed to Chvaletice Zdechovice and iron ore mines, which also mentioned the chronicler Václav Hájek z Libočan. The mining industry became extinct during the Thirty Years' War. He learned at the end of the 18th century, a re- recording, but this was limited to the exploitation of iron Chvaletitzer hats. The village Chvaletice was moved to the second half of the 18th century from the River Elbe to the south to a higher location. Following the adoption of the Patent of Toleration of 1781 formed a Protestant congregation. On the new village square in 1783 the consecration of the church, the rectory and a school.

1858 gave the Berggericht Kuttenberg a mine field of four dimensions under the name Hedwig to Count Kinsky January. 1869 612 people lived in the place. 1882 The church, which was until then without a tower and bells to expand a church tower extension was. The Joachimsthalerstrasse mining company unsuspected In 1886, the mine fields and hope Karl and began the systematic dismantling. After the discovery of a large manganese ore and pyrite deposit in the vicinity of Chvaletice and Zdechovice place at the beginning of the 20th century the rise of the mining industry of Chvaletice. In 1900 Chvaletice had 581 inhabitants. The Bohemian mining company in Joachimsthal processed iron ore from Chvaletice in their ironworks in Králův Dvůr. 1909 merged the mining company with the Prague Ironworks Company. At this time, degradation took place in 24 mining claims and four mining shafts.

After the abolition of patrimonial Chvaletice formed with the hamlets Mlýnky and Telčice a municipality in the district of Pardubice. 1916 work in the mines 72 miners. It was transported on horse and cart to the train station Řečany nad Labem. 1930, Chvaletice 586 inhabitants. After the Prague Ironworks company was nationalized in 1945, the mine was in Chvaletice as pit No. IX of the Central Bohemian coal and iron ore mines. 1948 made ​​up of 15 single-family homes. In 1949, the state-owned enterprise Manganorudné a kyzové závody Chvaletice from the pit IX. 1950, the population was 547 at this time the place came to Okres Přelouč. The pyrite possessed great importance to Czechoslovakia, as it was imported before the war from Spain, Sweden and Cyprus. In 1953 arose from the district Telčice own community. The expansion of the mining industry, it came as a result of mining subsidence in the 1960s for demolition of the majority of Chvaletice below the church. Only the upper houses around the church are preserved. Until 1961, the population dropped to 262

Construction of the power plant

After a large pyrite deposit was discovered in Poland in the 1960s, it was decided to adjust the mining industry and to build on the site of the mine a coal power plant. Construction of the 800 MW power plant began in 1971. Nad For the delivery of lignite from Usti Labem, the same was deepened to 2.80 m and built a port for coal handling. On 1 January 1975, the municipalities Telčice and Chvaletice were merged. In this case, the original village was named Chvaletice Chvaletice I and the Bergarbeitersiedlung Telčice the name Chvaletice II The mining in the same year.

1977 was taken on the section between Týnec nad Labem and Chvaletice II navigation on the Elbe, 1979 completed the power plant. The completion of the port construction was carried out at the beginning of the 1980s at the conclusion of work for the Elbwasserstraße.

On March 1, 1980, the renaming of Chvaletice I in Hornická čtvrť that counted now even 134 inhabitants, from the 2897 inhabitants Chvaletice II was Chvaletice.

Since 1993 Chvaletice is a city, the district Chvaletice 3165 inhabitants and district Hornická čtvrť counted 92 inhabitants.

1995 was a new railway station and a year later the coal deliveries were stopped by water.

Community structure

The city Chvaletice consists of the districts

• Chvaletice until 1975 Telčice ( Teltschitz ), 1975-1980: Chvaletice II and
• Hornická čtvrť until 1975 Chvaletice ( Chwaletitz ), 1975-1980: Chvaletice I.

Attractions

• Evangelical Church in Hornická čtvrť, consecrated in 1783 and 1882 expanded to a tower in neo-Renaissance style.