Horka II
Horka II, also Horka nad Vltavou, is a municipality with 395 inhabitants in the Czech Republic. It is located three kilometers southeast of the city Zruč nad Sázavou in the Valley of Sasau and belongs to the Okres Kutná Hora. The land area is 1022 ha
Geography
The village is located on the left flank of the Sázava in 348 m asl Neighboring towns are Dolni Pohleď in the north and in the east Březina nad Sázavou each side of the river, and Milošovice Čejtice the southeast, Onšovec in the south and Domahoř in the West.
Southwest runs the valley of Želivka that is jammed there in the drinking water reservoir Švihov.
History
In the first half of the 14th century the village was located here Sloupná and a courtyard Horka. At that time this was extended by the Court on a fortress which was wooden and was first at the beginning of the 15th century changed by Liderius Horek to a stone building in the. The name of the fort was transferred to the village and its original name was forgotten. Horek 1415 was also one of the signatories of the protest against the list combustion Jan Hus ' at the Council of Constance in 1417 and have been under Heinrich von Plauen castellan on Hassenstein. After the storming of the castle confiscated Wenzel IV on May 14, 1418 all property Horeks and handed him over to Nikolaus von Lobkowitz.
The timing and circumstances under which Horka came from the Lobkowicz other owner is unknown. The rule had numerous owners, including Wenzel Count Spork was that she bought in 1807 in the aftermath. 1845 acquired Joseph Stangler Horka and until its expropriation in 1945 had the Knights Stangler Horka. In the castle drew the local authority, and the estates were divided Horka and Onšovec to farmers. The former district Milošovice was umgemeindet after Vlastějovice.
Since the construction of the dam only a few houses left over from the district Hradek. The place and the ruins Odranec were flooded. In Horka not located since 1985, a season - camping, but at the dam, which is used exclusively for drinking water supply.
Attractions
- Built in baroque chapel of St. Joseph, 1768
- Marian Column, 1828
Community structure
The municipality Horka II includes the districts of Buda, Čejtice ( Tschejtitz ), Hradek ( Hradek ) and Onšovec ( Wonschowetz ).