Trhové Sviny

Trhové Sviny ( Czech trh "market"; svinout " wrap ", "roll", " roll ", but svine " sow " therefore, to German " Schweinitz in Bohemia " ) is a city southeast of České Budějovice in the Czech region of South Bohemia, near the mouth of the creek Farský creek in the Svinenský. The town has 4,705 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2004 ) and the land extends for 1500 hectares.

History

The first written mention dates from 1260, in which a man named Hojer is mentioned by Schweinitz ( Ojíř from Svin of the family of Witigonen ). In 1481 Sviny received by King Vladislav the right to brew beer and to hold twice a year market. The name of the place was then supplemented with the addition Trhove.

Culture and sights

South of the town is the church Nejsvětější Trojice, one of the holy trinity sacred baroque pilgrimage church from the early 18th century. The beginnings of the pilgrimage go back to the 16th century, when three children or gloriously dressed young men appeared, according to legend, and calling upon the construction of the church. Next to the church is a small chapel, in which is a spring. The patronage is reflected in an unusual way in the construction resist: the church, the chapel and even an on the way befindlicher after Trhové Sviny wayside exhibit a triangular floor plan on the church has three altars, three turrets, triangular windows, etc. After the turn was in Church broken into several times and stolen considerable parts of the equipment.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Emil Hácha (1872-1945), Czech lawyer, politician and President
• Karel Valdauf (1913-1982), Czech composer and musician

Community structure

The municipality Trhové Sviny the villages belong Březí ( Pürchen ) Bukvice ( Bukwitz ) Čeřejov ( Tscherau ), Hradek ( Häusles ) Jedovary ( Jedowar ) Něchov ( Mechau ) Nežetice ( Neschetitz ) Otěvěk ( High village), Pěčín ( Haid ), Rankov ( Rankau ) Rejta, Todně ( Todnie ) Třebíčko ( Kleintriebsch ) and Veselka ( Wesselka ).