Rataje nad Sázavou

Rataje nad Sázavou ( German Rattay, also Ratais at the Sasau ) is a market town in the Czech Republic. It belongs to Okres Kutná Hora in Central Bohemia.

Geography

Rataje nad Sázavou is located in the Central Bohemian Uplands on the right bank of the Sázava. Neighboring towns are Talmberk in the north, Nový Dvur in the northeast, Makolusky in the east, in the southeast Utěchvosty, Kozojedy in the south, Čeřenice the southwest, Vraník in the west and Sázava in the northwest.

History

Rataje probably existed as early as the 10th century. The first mention of it was in 1289 with the entry of a Pribizlaus de Rathay. After a fire Rataje was rebuilt in the mid- 13th century. In 1293 it got to the Prague bishop Tobias of Bechyně; In the same year it was raised to the market village. The Bohemian king John of Luxembourg gave it as a fief under his chamberlain and marshal Henry of Lipa, who had secured the existing mounting in the east with the so-called Middle or Upper Castle and the Lower Castle, on a rocky promontory at the mouth of the creek Živný lay in the Sázava.

1365 handed Čeněk Leipa Rataje his relatives Ješek Leipa. During his reign, the Lower Castle was first mentioned in 1385 as " Pyrgenstein ", hence the names birch stone and Pirkstein developed. Čeněk Leipa founded probably be the first line of the side Ptacek of Pirkstein. It is not known whether, Čeneks son was Hynek Ptáček of Pirkstein, the 1420 is listed as the owner of Rataje. Hynek was the highest court and master of the mint of the Kingdom as well as acting head of the royal cities. Through the marriage of his daughter Margaret with Duke Viktorin, a son of King George of Podiebrad, 1463 Rataje got to that. He sold Rataj along with the castle Pirkstein 1487 Bohuslav of Swan Mountain. In 1524 it got to Václav Robmháp and 1528 Ladislav of Malešice of Černožice ( Ladislav Malesicky z Černožic ). He was succeeded by his son Václav, and thereafter the son Jan were During their rule Rataje received various privileges, including the municipal law, the criminal court and the city arms. They also built the so called Upper castle into a Renaissance castle, causing her to lose its significance as a fortification. 1604 appropriated Rataje Jan D. Ä. Cejka of Olbramovice, who sold it this year, the Veronika von Sternberg. During a peasant uprising in the territory of Kourim and Čáslav Rataje was destroyed and rebuilt by the Lords of Thalenberg, who had the dominion Rataje 1636-1712, again. The castle they extended to 1672 to a four-winged Baroque. In addition, they built 1675-1691 on the side opposite the lock side of the marketplace, the new Matthew Church. Johann Franz Ludwig von Thalenberg sold Rataje 1712 Václav Oktavián of Kinsky. He built in Rataje a parish, whose seat was the castle Pirkstein, which was rebuilt for this purpose in the years 1713-1724. From 1772 to 1922 Rataje was owned by the Liechtenstein family. The Rataje lock acquired in 1933, the community Rataje who uses it since then for municipal facilities.

December 1, 2006 Rateje again got the status of a Městys.

Community structure

The community Rataje nad Sázavou consists of the districts

• Rataje nad Sázavou
• Malivídy
• Mirošovice

Personalities

• Hynek Ptáček of Pirkstein (1404-1444), the highest court and mint master
• January Peka (1894-1985), ice hockey player
• Johann Franz Christoph von Thalenberg (1644-1698 ] bishop of Hradec Králové ( Hradec Králové )

Attractions

• The Rataje castle was built in the 16th century from the Upper festivals in the Renaissance style and rebuilt in the second half of the 17th century by the Lords of Thalenberg ( Talmberk ) by Andrea de Quadri († 1692 ) to a four-winged baroque complex. Later, it served as the administrative seat of the Liechtenstein family. 1933 purchased by the City Rataje that since it uses for municipal facilities.
• The castle Pirkštejn was first mentioned in 1385 as " Pyrgenstein ". 1713-1724 it was rebuilt by the Kinsky and has since served as a rectory.
• The church was built in 1675-1691 Matthew at the site of an earlier building according to the plans of Andrea de Quadri.
• St. Anthony's Chapel
• St. Wenceslas Chapel