Manětín

Manětín ( German Manetin ) is a small town in the Czech Republic. Known as the pearl of West Bohemia Baroque city is located 29 km north-northwest of Pilsen.

Geography

The city is located in the northwestern foothills of the Rakonitzer hills in the valley of Manětínský creek. Mountain the city is the elongated Chlumská hora (650 m) in the northwest. In Manětín the state roads 201 between Plana and Kralovice and 205 between Město Touškov and Žlutice cross.

Neighboring towns are Chlum in the north, Stvolny, Hradek and in Brdo in the northeast, Česká Doubravice and Vladměřice the southeast, Lipí, Dolni Lipí and Radejov in the south, Nové Městečko and Nečtiny in the southwest, and Lešovice, Doubravice and Újezd ​​in the West.

History

Manětín was first documented in 1169, when Vladislav II gave the place the Order of St. John, which in 1187 established a Scheduled there. Because of its location on the trade route from Eger to Prague, the place became important and was given in 1235 by Václav I own jurisdiction and the right conferred for attachment.

1420, King Sigismund Manětín to his commander Bohuslav of Swan Mountain. Among the Swan salvors Manětín became the seat of a great rule to which the villages Vladměřice, Doubravice, Stichovice, Křečov, Osojno, Pláně Hodovíz, Hvozd, Lite, Radějovice, Chlum, Luková, Domašín, Křelovice, Líchov, Blažim, Krsy, Polinka, Kejšovice, Ostrov, Trhomné, Umíř, Chudeč, Dolni Jamné, Újezd ​​Pšov and Brdo included. 1544 sold Henry of Swan Mountain possession of Wolf the younger Kraiger of Kraigk, which it was confiscated in 1547 for involvement in the uprising against Ferdinand I.. Ferdinand sold Manetin 1548 Hieronymus Schlick of white churches and Rabenstein. His son, Joachim von Schlick sold Manetin 1560 Jerome the Elder. of Hrobschitz. Among the Hrobschitzer the conversion of the old festivals was a Renaissance chateau. 1617 bought Christoph Karl Roupovský of Roupov Manetin and 1622 was Esther Lažanská of Buggau owner.

Under Josef Wenzel Lažanský of Buggau ( Lažanský z Bukové ) and his son Maximilian Josef rebuilt the city in Baroque style. The castle was given a Baroque appearance after the fire of 1712 had destroyed except the castle still large parts of the city including the church, by the architect Jan Blazej Santini - Aichl. In Manetin seemed important Baroque artists such as Christian Philipp Bentum, Thomas Haffenecker, Peter Johann Brandl and Jean Baptiste Mathey and organist Johann Josef Brixi. By 1945 the castle remained in the possession of the Counts Lažanský.

Local structure

The city Manětín consists of the districts Brdo ( Worda ) Česká Doubravice ( Bohemian Dobra joke), Hradek ( Ratka ) Kotaneč ( Kotantschen ) Lipí ( lips ), Luková ( Lukowa ) Manětín ( Manetin ) MEZI ( Mösing ) Rabštejn nad Střelou ( Rabenstein an der Schnella ) Radejov ( Roeding ), Stvolny ( Zwolln ) Újezd ​​( Aujest ) Vladměřice (stone village), Vysočany ( Wissotschan ) and Zhořec ( Hurz ).

Attractions

The city Manětín is called baroque pearl in Western Bohemia. Among the most important buildings in the city include:

• Castle Manětín, after a fire in 1712 by Johann Blasius Santini Aichl redesigned in Baroque style, is now a museum and gallery
• Pilgrimage Church of St. Barbara, according to the plans of Jean Baptiste Mathey
• Church of St John the Baptist, Gothic building with paintings by Peter Johann Brandl
• Baroque town houses on market

Sons and daughters of the town

• Hieronymus the Younger Hrobschitzky of Hrobschitz (before 1556-1603 ), owner of Manetin
• Josef Antonín Planicky (1691-1732), composer