Chotoviny is a municipality and village in

Tábor District Tábor District ( cs, okres Tábor) is a district ('' okres'') within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Tábor. List of municipalities Balkova Lhota - Bechyně - Bečice - Běleč - Borkovice - '' Borotín' ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Beranova Lhota, Broučkova Lhota, Červené Záhoří, Jeníčkova Lhota, Liderovice, Moraveč, Polánka, Řevnov, Rzavá, Sedlečko and Vrážná are administrative parts of Chotoviny.

Geography

Chotoviny is located about north of

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. It lies mostly in the

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. There are several small ponds in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Chotoviny is from 1266. Existence of a fortress in Chotoviny is documented in 1407. From 1856 to 1871, the railway from

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through Chotoviny was built.

Transport

The D3 motorway (part of the

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) runs through the municipality.

Sights

In 1770–1780, the fortress in Chotoviny was rebuilt to a Neoclassical castle. In the 19th century, it was reconstructed to its present Neo-Renaissance form and the adjacent castle park with an area of was founded. It is dendrologically valuable. A church was probably founded here already between 990 and 1000. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built originally in the Gothic style and was rebuilt in 1781–1786, when the

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tomb of the Nádherný noble family in the style of a

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temple was added.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chotoviny Villages in Tábor District