Roštín

Roštín ( German Roschtin ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located 16 kilometers south-west of Kroměříž and belongs to Okres Kroměříž.

Geography

Roštín is located at the northern foot of the mountain below the Mars Brdo. The town is crossed by Roštínský creek, a right tributary of the Kotojedka. In the west, joins across the valley to the mountain Littentschitzer country. Through the village, the road between 432 and Koryčany Zdounky.

Neighboring towns are Prachař and Lebedov in the north, Divoky in the northeast, Kostelany in the east, in the southeast Salas, Stare Hutě in the south, Cetechovice the southwest, Strabenice in the west and Honetice in the northwest.

History

Archaeological finds from the 1970s and 1980s can be divided into the Paleolithic and Neolithic. Rich finds of the prehistoric settlement of the area date back to the Bronze Age. During the La Tène period was on the Hradisko at Brdo a Celtic hill fort. The first mention of Roštín dates from the year 1240, as the Wenceslas I Hradisko owning a Kretschams in Roštín confirmed. Pope Innocent IV in 1250 placed the entire village Roszthin under the care of the monastery Velehrad. Since 1351 to the Good Roštín was in the possession of a Vladikengeschlechts whose first detectable representatives Beneda of Roštín was. During the 14th and 15th century has seen many changes of ownership and the place was divided. Owner at this time were the families of Náklo and Kokor. A formerly belonging to the monastery Hradisko share acquired in 1500 by Sigmund Sedlnitzky Choltitz. 1522 replaced the monastery his remaining belongings in Roštín with Henry of Zástřizl on Cetechovice against the nearer Olšany one. The connected to the rule Cetechovice share acquired in 1657 Milechar Ledenický of Ledenice. The original Roszthin was located around the Church James the Greater. The town was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War in 1646 and was below the old site in the valley at a new location. 1656 was Melichar Ledenický of Ledenice restore the old church of Roschtin and the following year built the rectory in the new village. Vicarage remained until 1765 Střílky. During the Tartar invasion of 1663 Roštín suffered severe damage, and the neighboring village Jablonná was quite destroyed. Acquired in 1692 by Hans Peter forest the reigns Cetechovice and Střílky. He closed Roštín on to Střílky. Bishop Wolfgang von Schrattenbach sold the share of the Jesuits in 1732 to Amanda Antonia by Peter forest. Under their rule came to power again in 1739 Roschtin Cetechovice back. 1771 had Roštín 753 inhabitants. Twenty years later there were 893 and the village consisted of 137 houses. 1834 reached Roschtin with 1185 inhabitants, its highest population.

After the abolition of patrimonial Roštín / Roschtin received its independence in 1850 and became part of the district court Zdounek in the political district Kremsier. In 1900, 1143 people lived in the community. Owners of the lands were the counts Khuenburg, in 1885 sold the goods to Sigmund von Herber stone in the 19th century.

Local structure

For the community Roštín no districts are reported. To Roštín heard the settlement Salárna and forest lodges Bunč and Koulky.

Attractions

• Parish Church of St. Anne, in the center, built in 1847
• Church of St. James the Great; the southwest of the present village lies along the road to Cetechovice church was the church of the ancient village Roszthin
• Roštín chapel, built in 1907, it was reconstructed in 2007
• Summit in Brdo Mars Mountains, with lookout tower

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jan Mrazík (1848-1923), Czech educational reformer
• Heinrich Friedjung (1851-1920), Austrian historian

Pictures

Church of St. James the Greater