Světnov

Světnov ( German Zwitnuf, also Swietnow ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located seven kilometers north of Zdar nad Sázavou and belongs to Okres Zdar nad Sázavou.

Geography

Světnov is located in the southwest of Saarer mountains in the valley of the Sázava below the confluence of the creek Sklenský creek. The belonging to Bohemia City is surrounded on the north, east and south, two kilometers away from the historic border with Moravia. South of the village lies the pond strz and north of the smaller pond Pstružák. To the north rises the Tisůvka ( 792 m), to the east the Hudecká skalka ( 779 m), Brožová skalka (786 m), Čapův vrch ( 733 m ) and Cesky kopeček ( 763 m). West leads past the main road I/37 of Zdar nad Sázavou after Ždírec nad Doubravou.

Neighboring towns are Cikháj in the north, Fryšava pod Žákovou horou and Tři Studně in the east, Sklené and Čvrtě the southeast, Počítky, Vysoke, Pod strži and Zámek Zdar in the south, Stržanov and Polnička the southwest, Račín and Nový Mlýn in the west and Velké Dářko and Škrdlovice in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of a situated close to the riser Libitzer Swietiner Court ( Světinův dvůr ) took place in 1366th Over the years, the settlement Světinov, the 1462 to find the first time in the land register of the Cistercian monastery Saar developed around the yard. Světinov consisted at that time of 20 smaller property and had about 140 inhabitants, including a judge and a miller. 1466 George confirmed the monastery of Podiebrad ownership over Světinov and other villages. In the third Saarer land register of 1483 are recorded for the village of 161 inhabitants. In the years 1710 to 1715 against the judge of Světnov an appeal was pending in which accused him of disobedience resist Fron and his replacement was required. In 1782 resisted again residents of Světnov under the leadership of Josef Beran against the Untertänigkeitspflichten opposite the monastery and led a complaint at the Viennese court. This is completed in 1784 with the dissolution of the monastery. After that, the village belonged to the rule Munchberg. Until 1808 the village children attended the school in lock Saar. After two years had been taught in private houses, was in 1810 the inauguration of a school building in Světnov. Until 1821 Škrdlovice and was enrolled to 1863 Cikháj after Světnov.

After the replacement of patrimonial Světnov became an independent municipality in 1849 and belonged to the District Commission Deutschbrod. 1855 came the village to the district team Primislau and 1868 for District Commission Polna. 1875 began the two-class instruction in Světnov. 1884, the site of the District Commission Chotiebor been assigned. In 1927, the annual pilgrimages to St. began. Wenzel, and the local Orel Group donated a statue of the saint for the chapel. During the German occupation Zwitnuf was between 1940 and 1945 part of the district Nove Mesto and came to the war back to Okres Chotěboř. This was dissolved in 1949, since then Světnov belongs to Okres Zdar nad Sázavou. Between 1952 and 1954, the dam was built strz. In 1977, the annexation to Zdar nad Sázavou. Since 1990, the community is Světnov again.

Community structure

For the community Světnov no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Chapel of St. Wenzel
• Nature reserve Světnovské 's Valley in Mäandergebiet of Sklenský creek, northeast of the village
• Reservoir strz at the Sázava, south of the village. The current applied to the spot a previous Ströer pond lake has a water area of ​​24.1 ha is located on its bank holiday development Pod strži.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Prokop Paeonius ( 1581/82-1613 ), actually Prokop Holy, physician and poet