JimlÃn
Jimlín ( German Imling ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located six kilometers south-west of Louny and belongs to Okres Louny.
Geography
Jimlín is located north of Džbán mountains on the edge of the North Bohemian Basin. The village lies at the foot of the castle Nový Hrad at the mouth of the creek Maruska in the Hasina. Through the village leads the railway line Rakovník Louny.
Neighboring towns are Zeměchy and Brezno in the north, Louny and Cítoliby in the northeast, Líšťany in the east, in the southeast Zbrašín, Hořany and Touchovice in the south, Opočno in the southwest, and Lipenec Hasina in the west and Skupice and Malnice in the northwest.
History
The first written mention of the village was made in 1267 in connection with a Chotěboř of Jimlín. One of his descendants, Záviš of Jimlín, was employed by John of Luxembourg in 1346 and fought in the Battle of Crécy. The Vladikegeschlecht of Jimlín became extinct in 1453 and the legacy fell Albrecht Bezdružický Kolowrat to which united the goods with Opočno. Moreover, since the 14th century fortress was no longer habitable, the festivals Opočno the castle Nový hrad ( Neuschloß ) served as mansion seat between 1465 and 1474 built Albrecht von Kolowrat place of the old festivals as representative seat of power. At the foot of the castle a large fish pond was created. This pond broke in the 16th century several times and because of the resultant flooding in the Saaz suburb there was litigation between the Council to Louny and the Lords of Nowohradsky - Kolowrat. Wolf Nowohradsky - Kolowrat sold the rule in 1573 to Johann the Elder Popel of Lobkowicz. Other owners were, inter alia, Václav Franěk Liběchov that Vřesovec of Vresovice, John of Aldringens and the Premonstratensian Strahov. During this time the castle was transformed gradually into a Renaissance chateau. During the Thirty Years' War the castle was looted several times, already at the siege of Louny by Albrecht von Wallenstein subjects stormed the castle and took possession of inventories. The Premonstratensian sold the ravaged reign of Christian Wilhelm of Brandenburg. Below was the rule of Gustavus Adolphus of Varrensbach, Anne of Löwenegg and 1767 the princes of Schwarzenberg. Thus, the castle lost its function as a manor house and served as the administrative headquarters, military hospital, barracks, and ultimately as a farmyard. Gepfarrt was Jimlín after Opočno. The place was on the Czech- German language border and had in 1828 340 inhabitants.
After the abolition of patrimonial Jimlín / Imling formed in 1850 a municipality in the district Postelberg. From the 1860s, the community was named Spojená obec Jimlín, Opočno a Novohradský / towns Opočno, Neuschloß and Imling. 1869 requested the community in Prague unsuccessful referral in the Launer judicial and political office district. After the dissolution of the political district Postelberg she was assigned to the district Saaz and remained with the district court Postelberg. On 24 September 1904, the trains on the railway line Rakovník Louny was taken by the railway Rakonitz - Laun. From 1921, the mixed -speaking village Opočno formed its own municipality. When carried out in the same year census lived in Jimlín including the local part Nový Hrad 706 people who belonged exclusively to the Czech minority. 1930 lived 784 people in Jimlín. After the Munich Agreement, the place remained in Czechoslovakia in 1938 and was annexed to the Okres Louny. With the beginning of 1961 Opočno and Zeměchy were incorporated. In 1981, the Jimlín a district to Hřivice. In November 1990 the church was again. At the beginning of the 21st century, the renovation and restoration of the ruined castle began.
Community structure
The municipality consists of the villages Jimlín Jimlín ( Imling ) and Zeměchy ( Semiech ), at the same time also form Katastralbezirke. Basic settlement units are Jimlín, Jimlín -sever, Nový Hrad ( Neuschloß ) and Zeměchy.
Attractions
- Castle Nový hrad, the recent strong dilapidated castle is being renovated since 2001. In 2008 a part of the building was accessible again. Since 2009, it houses an exhibition of the museum Louny and it serves as a cultural venue
- Chapel in Jimlín
- Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk in Zeměchy, built in the second half of the 18th century
- Memorial stone for Karel Lím in Zeměchy
Sons and daughters of the town
- Karel Lím (1875-1958), teacher and founder of Czech Erzgebirgstourismus, born in Zeměchy