Husinec (5)
Husinec may refer to places: *Husinec (Prachatice District), a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic *Husinec (Prague-East District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic * Husinec, Croatia, a village near Hrašćina *Husinec, old name of Gęsiniec Gęsiniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelin, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. From 1867 to 1945, it was in Germany. It lies approximately south of Strzelin, and southwest ...

Husinec (Prachatice District)
Husinec (, german: Hussinetz) is a town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is known as the birthplace of one of the main figures in Czech history, Jan Hus. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Horouty and Výrov are administrative parts of Husinec. Geography Husinec is located about north of Prachatice and west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. History Acooring to chroniclers, in 942, Duke Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus I sent all the people to the local landscape who did not want to accept the Christian faith to pan for gold, from which the duke insisted tithe. The first written mention of Husinec is from 1291 when Heinrich Vok of Borek and Husinec declared his rights to the area at the District Court. In 1359, the village was promo ...
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