Věžnice (Havlíčkův Brod District)

Věžnice ( German Weznitz, 1939-1945 Wesenz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located five kilometers north-west of Polná and belongs to Okres Havlíčkův Brod.

Geography

Věžnice extends in the Bohemian- Moravian Highlands along the river Šlapanka between the mouths of the rivers Skrýšovský creek and Zlatý Potok. Southeast is the reservoir Kukle.

Neighboring towns are Šachotín and Dolni Jablonná in the north, Česká Jablonná and Brzkov in the northeast, Hrbov in the east, Bory Mlýn and Polná in the southeast, Nové Dvory in the south, Kamenná in the southwest, Pozovice in the West, Lutrián, Smilov and Šlapanov in the northwest.

History

The villages Horni Věžnice and Dolni Věžnice probably originated in the first half of the 13th century along the sidewalk Haberner, an important trade route from Prague to Brno. The right of Šlapanka, which bore the name Věžnice originally ( Wiesnitzbach ) scale Horni Věžnice has, as the later left-sided compared to built in a loop of the river Prostřední Věžnice the form of a Slavic the winder. Dolni Věžnice contrast, is a Hufendorf that were created on both sides of the river by Bavarian settlers and miners in the period of silver mining is. The field name Na gently reminds of the time of mining.

The first written mention of belonging to the reign Polná villages upper and lower Wezenicz place in the year 1356. Later was the rule in the possession of the Lords of Wallenstein, and came in 1553 to Zacharias of Hradec, who had married this year Katharina von Waldstein. After Zachariah 's death in 1589 to his nephew Adam II von Neuhaus appropriated the rule Polná. His son, Joachim Ulrich had to sell the 1597 rule at its largest creditor Hartwig Zeidlitz of Schönfeld ( Hertvík Zejdlic ze Šenfeldu ). On the occasion of the sale also means Wezenicz was called for the first time. Throughout its history the place as Wieznitz, Vesnitz, Weznitz or Wěžnitz was called. The population consisted mainly of Germans. Since the 18th century, the oldest town seal with the lettering WES.HORNI.WEZNICZE and DORFF.UNTER.WIEZNITZ have survived. In the 1770s, opened in sub Wieznitz a German school, which was also attended by the children of the Czech minority.

After the abolition of patrimonial regimes emerged in 1850 to the district Polná associated communities under Weznitz / Dolni Věžnice and upper Weznitz / Horni Věžnice. The latter was connected to the district means Weznitz / Prostřední Věžnice. From 1878, both communities belonged to the district Deutschbrod. In Horni Věžnice where a strong Czech minority lived, 1884 a Czech school was established. Founded in 1895 under Weznitz a volunteer fire department, 1910 was also formed in Horni Věžnice such.

1925 both communities were merged under the name Věžnice. Was instrumental in the Národní jednota pošumavská ( National Association for the Bohemian Forest), which represented the interests of the Czech population in the German settlement area and also made ​​sure that the seat of the municipal administration came to Horni Věžnice. After the end of the Second World War, the German inhabitants were expelled. This also Dolni Věžnice was a purely Czech populated place. Since 2005, the municipality performs a coat of arms and banners.

Community structure

For the community Věžnice no districts are reported. Věžnice consisting of the local documents Horni Věžnice, Dolni Věžnice and Prostřední Věžnice.

Attractions

• Chapel of the Virgin Mary - Help of Christians, and of Blessed Adolph Kolping, consecrated in 1999
• Klábeneš Chapel in Horni Věžnice
• Punishment Cross, next to the Chapel Klábeneš
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuk, built in 1767
• Stone bridge over the creek Za Lutriánem Šlapanka at the former Luther mill at the mouth of Zlatý, northwest of Dolni Věžnice. About the erected the 14th century of 13 at the transition bridge led the Haberner gate. The Grade II listed building was restored between 2003 and 2004.