Opatovice I

Opatovice I ( German Opatowitz I) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is eleven kilometers south of Kutná Hora and belongs to Okres Kutná Hora.

Geography

Opatovice I is located in the valley of the brook Opatovický creek in the foothills of the Bohemian- Moravian Highlands. Southwest of the village is the forest area of ​​the Opatovický les. Above the village fed the creek four ponds.

Neighboring towns are Březova in the north, Korotice in the northeast, Lomeček and Lany in the east, in the southeast Vilémovice, Červené Janovice in the south, Černíny in the southwest, and Zavadilka Předbořice in the west and Bahynko and Bahno in the northwest.

History

Opatovice was first documented in 1344. Owner of the place was in 1350, the rich Kuttenberger local citizens, Jan Glencl, the outlying from the other monastic property Village bought from the Monastery Sedlec. Glencl later bequeathed his estate to the hospital in Kutna Hora. 1379 the Council sold to Kuttenberg the yard Opatovice to the citizens Vaclav Bartos. In the 15th century the Dobřenský z Dobrenić owner and then the Janovský ze Soutic were. During this time, the village came to power probably Janovičky. From 1440 to 1461 had Aleš za Soutic Opatovice, then reached the place at the sidelines of the Janovský ze Suchotlesk, which had its seat in the now extinct village Suchotlesky at Zbysov. Beginning of the 16th century acquired the brothers Hynko and Wenzel von Haug joke on Biskupitz the goods. Hynko Haugwitz sold Janovičky including the associated Opatovice 1524 Dietrich Lukavecký of Lukavec. Ten years later acquired Jindřich z Firšic Nabdína and after him in January Pařízek of Pařízek the rule. 1541 Adam bought Říčany the rule Janovičky, which included the towns of Janovičky, Zdeslavice, Zhoř, Chválov, Bludov and Opatovice. Meanwhile, property was confiscated in 1547 against the Habsburgs its involvement in the uprising and Opatovice fell to the Bohemian crown. As of 1561 followed by further changes of ownership and in 1575 acquired Albrecht vonKolowrat - Novohradský the place. Until 1616 Opatovice belonged various branches of the House Kolowrat, after the village of Janovičky was detached and sold to Beneš Březský of Ploskovice on Bohdanečský.

After the Thirty Years' War Opatovice became an independent estate, whose owner Philip Rosenthal was Mulzer. He was succeeded by his son Karl Mulzer of Rosenthal. After his death, the estate fell in 1684 to Wilhelm Leopold Zaruba of Hustiřan. From 1735 belonged Opatovice the Jesuits in Kutna Hora. After the dissolution of the Order Opatovice came in 1773 to the educational fund, from which it bought in 1824 January František Svoboda.

After the replacement of patrimonial Opatovice in 1850 into an independent municipality in the district of Kutná Hora. 1865 sold Johanka Svobodová the goods to Christian Schaffer. Its eponymous son sold the manorial forest to the town of Kutna Hora, the managed him with their goods in Červené Janovice. Since 1921 the village contributes to the differentiation of a belonging to the same region of the same place ( Opatovice II ) the name Opatovice I. 1948, the forests of the town of Kutna Hora were nationalized. In the course of municipal reform of 1961 the incorporation of Opatovice I according Červené Janovice was. In 1989, the forests and ponds were restituted to the town of Kutna Hora. Since November 24, 1990 Opatovice I again forms a community.

Community structure

For the community Opatovice I no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Chapel of the Holy Trinity at the pond fishpond Mlýnský, reconstructed in 2004