Krakovec

Krakovec, up to 1920 Cerveny Zámek ( German Roth Castle, also Rotschloß ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic, more than twelve kilometers southwest of Rakovníka in Rakonitzer hill country and belongs to Okres Rakovník.

Geography

The village is located at the confluence of the creek Krakovský in the Šípský creek. Center of Krakovec forms of the castle hill with the ruins of the castle Krakovec.

Neighboring towns are Krakov and Novy Dvur in the northeast, and Zhoř Rousínov in the east, Jenkovický Mlýn in the south, Milicov the southwest, Sipy in the west and Všesulov in the northwest.

History

According to legend, Krakovec to have been together with Krakov the seat of the legendary forefather Krok. Václav Kočka represents in his history of the country Rakonitzer the view that the name of the village is derived from the Polish city of Krakow, on the rampage Břetislavs I. to Poland from the year 1039 is due, in which the Duke of Krakow and Gniezno carried prisoners settled in the sparsely populated Rakonitzer Bergland. Both the nearby towns Hedeč and Hedecko and the Polsky rybnik (Poland pond ) fit into this variant good one.

The first written mention of the village dates from 1370th At that time the village belonged to the local nobility of Krakov. At the subsequent owners of the rule Krakov with the villages Rousínov, Skupa and Všesulov Jíra belonged Roztoky, a favorite of Wenceslas of the sluggard, who built the castle Krakovec. 1414 Jan Hus lived before his last trip to Constance at the castle.

1620 Johann Zeller bought by Rosenthal possession and he acquired it Alena Marie Vchynsky of Wchynitz and Tettau the united him with Petro Vice. 1672 bought Emanuel Hildprand to and from Ottenhausen the rule Roth castle and a Renaissance castle was built in Zhoř. After Karl Joseph had Hildprand to and from Ottenhausen acquired Slabce 1754, he moved his residence in the castle there. The abandoned castle Zhoř initially served as a stately official seat. After the replacement of patrimonial Krakovec 1848 an independent village. 1876, the ruined castle Zhoř was partially demolished and rebuilt to the sugar factory, then it still served as a distillery and as storage.

1915 bought by the Club of Czech tourists the ruins Krakovec by the last owner Max von Croy - Dülmen. 1920, the name of the village and the castle Roth castle in Krakovec was changed.

Local structure

The municipality consists of the villages Krakovec Krakovec (Roth castle ) and Zhoř ( Hořkau, tan 1939-45 ) and the local situation Nový Dvůr and the monolayer Jenkovický Mlýn.