SloveÄ
Sloveč ( German Slow Adige, also Slowecz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located three kilometers north-east of Městec Králové and belongs to fulltext your real estates.
Geography
Sloveč located on the Bohemian panel. Northeast stretches of woodland Osecký les, where the hill ( 291 m) rises "Well pískách ". Also in the north- east lies the deserted village Voděrady.
Neighboring towns are Kněžice in the north, Nový Dvůr and Kamilov in the northeast, Střihov in the east, Nový the southeast, Běruničky in the south, Městec Králové in the southwest, Vinice in the west and Záhornice in the northwest.
History
The first written mention of Sloveč took place in 1278 in a tithe directory. In the 14th century, the monastery of the Cross with the Red Star acquired at the Prague Zderaz the goods and the patronage of the church. During the Hussite Wars, the village came to secular owners. According to various noble families Sloveč came to the estates of the Bohemian chamber and was connected at the beginning of the 16th century reign of the chamber Brandys. By 1550, the classification of the chamber rule Městec Králové, later Sloveč the reign Dymokury was submissive. In 1711 was built to replace the ruined church with a new wooden bell tower, which collapsed in 1772. Around 1770 a school was established.
After the abolition of patrimonial Sloveč formed in 1850 with the district Nový Dvůr a municipality in the district Poděbrady. 1902, the new school building was inaugurated. With the beginning of 1961 the municipality Sloveč was assigned to the fulltext your real estates, at the same time was the incorporation of Kamilov and Střihov.
Community structure
The municipality consists of the villages Sloveč Kamilov ( Kamillow ) Sloveč ( Slow Adige ) and Střihov ( Strihow ) and the local situation Nový Dvůr ( Neuhof )
Attractions
- Church of Sts. Martin, built in 1886
- Statue of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, created in 1875 by sculptor Kofránek from Vojice front of the church
- Statue crucifixion of Christ, the work of sculptor F. Stýbl from the year 1857
- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Kamilov
- Tower Kamilovský vysílač on the crest Na pískách in Osecký les at Kamilov
- Cemetery chapel of the Virgin Mary in Střihov, neo-Gothic building
- Virgin Mary statue in Střihov
- Stone crucifix in Střihov
Sons and daughters of the town
- Alois Jirout (1899-1969), Art Bookbinders
- Thomas Rodr (* 1927), Dutch sculptor