Louny

Louny ( Laun German ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem North Bohemian region. The district town on the banks of the Eger has 19,157 inhabitants ( 2006).

History

Based on excavations in the eastern area of ​​the city was there a Celtic settlement. Later, Marcomanni settled in the territory of the present-day city. Excavations, and finds evidence of their settlement. The first evidence of a Slavic settlement date from the 6th century. The city's name is derived from a name or Loun Luni / Louni.

Louny was first performed in 1088 in a directory owned by the king Vratislav I.. In 1115 the city was mentioned as belonging to the monastery Kladruby. 1186, the city was listed in a document of Prince Frederick. The royal city was founded by Přemysl Otakar II in the 1260er years east of the original settlement.

The city was located on the trade route from Prague to Dresden and Nuremberg to Dresden. The travelers had to use and stay in the cities as well as pay tolls backed roads. There was a ford across the Eger, which was usable to the flood times. Later a bridge over the Eger and the polder was built. This served as a source of revenues for the king and the city, for commercial travelers had to run with their goods on the trade routes. The district was founded by Ottokar II is on a natural hill, because it happened and is still the case today that floods the still existing polder, today the park and exhibition grounds flooded.

The previously existing older settlement area of the suburb was demolished in the 1970s. In place of the old settlement today are prefabricated. Only the oldest church in the city along with cemetery have been preserved. Many buildings were demolished in the 14th to 16th centuries, including the bathhouse with its own mineral spring. This is now under a road and is inaccessible, the source water is directed into the Eger.

During the Hussite movement, the city is one of restraint was the Hussite, many Catholic institutions, such as a monastery in the city were destroyed during this period. Some of the walls of the monastery are preserved and now serve as walls for other buildings. The remaining historic city center is still, despite the many fires and destruction of the past.

1813 during the Battle of Dresden was a hospital city Louny. The still existing hospital and all hotels and hostels were used as hospitals. The soldiers and officers of the Russian tsars were mainly treated in Louny. According to legend, Tsar Alexander I came personally to Louny to apologize to Jean -Victor -Marie Moreau.

End of the 19th century, the state railway lines Prague Brüx, Laun - Rakonitz - Beroun, Laun - Postelberg and Laun - Libochowitz were built. The city was the seat of a district team and a district court.

In 1900 lived in the district town of 10,212 inhabitants. There were sugar mills, a brewery, a metal products factory, a pottery factory and railroad repair shops.

Boroughs

Louny consists of the districts and Katastralbezirken Brloh (beer hole ), Louny ( Laun ) and Nečichy ( Netschich ). Basic settlement units are Brloh, Březinka, Domov, Hrnčířská, Ke Pšaňáku, Louny střed, Louny Západ, Lužerady, Na Losech, Na Mělcích, Nad Tratí, Nádražní, Nečichy, Nemocnice, Předměstí, Riegerova, Skalka, U Cihelen, U Porcelánky, Zastávky U, V Americe, Vršovka, Vıstaviště and Zahradní město.

Attractions

• The most valuable, highly visible monument is the St. Nicholas Church. The late Gothic three-nave church with towers from the 14th century and is built in the years 1520-38 by the famous royal architect Benedikt Ried from Piesting in the spirit of Vladislaver Gothic. At the turn of the 20th century it was reconstructed. In Louny gallery is set up in his honor.
• The influence of the Jewish population in the city can be seen from the position of the surviving buildings in the city. There were, as in the other cities, a contained area. The former Jewish street, the so-called ghetto, today Česká Ulice, has been preserved in its upper part. The synagogue is an archive today.
• The massive ramparts of the 12th century are largely preserved and repaired. They are next to the gate Saaz ( Czech: Žatecká brána ) a certificate of the former wealth of the city and its inhabitants.
• The local museum, housed in a former mansion powerful, dedicated to the history of the city.
• Other notable churches in Louny are St. Peter's Church from the 14th century, as well as the mother of Jesus Christ, the church from 1493.
• The church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church on the road Jakoubkova was built in the style of New Objectivity.
• The mineral source obtained "Luna" is located on the grounds of the hospital and is accessible. The water is said to have healing properties, many people use it even today for the treatment of lacerations.

Economy

In Louny as well as in the surrounding area in addition to the existing Czech company mainly Japanese companies have settled. These apply with around 3,500 jobs as the biggest employers and investors in the region. Even foreign specialists and workers moved to Louny and environment. Along with this was a business tourism, mainly from Japan, Italy and Germany.

Parallel takes the recreation tourism in the city. The largest increases have the numbers of guests from Russia. The rising economic and recreational tourism led to hotels, guest houses and restaurants were founded. Today, there are about 80 restaurants, pubs, wine bars and cafes.

Agriculture and the city and its surroundings ( Okres Louny ) is traditionally known for the cultivation of hops high quality. In Louny there was the Pivovar Louny also a well known brewery, which was acquired in 2008 by Heineken and closed in late 2010.

At Louny adjacent to a nature reserve.

Twin Cities

• Barendrecht, The Netherlands
• Lučenec, Slovakia
• Veneux - Sablons, France
• Zschopau, Germany

Personalities

• Jean -Victor -Marie Moreau (1761-1813), French general during the Revolution and the Consulate, opponent and rival of Napoleon Bonaparte.
• Josef Mocker (1835-1899), architect
• Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853-1912), writer and poet
• Josef Hlavacek (1864-1944), harmonica Bauer
• Kamil Hilbert (1869-1933), Bohemian architect
• Jaroslav Hilbert (1871-1936), playwright, prose writer and theater critic
• Václav Hlavatý (1894-1969), mathematician
• Konstantin Biebl (1898-1951), poet
• Karel Konrád (1899-1971), writer
• Zdenek Sykora (1920-2011), Czech painter and sculptor
• Ladislav Novák (1931-2011), football player and coach
• Miroslav Stepan (1945-2014), politician, communist activist and an official of the Komunistická strana Československa ( Communist Party of Czechoslovakia )
• January Alinč (born 1972 ), ice hockey player

Impacted on the spot:

• Benedikt Ried (1454-1534), architect