Hraběšín is a municipality and village in

Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora District ( cs, okres Kutná Hora) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora. Complete list of municipalities Adamov - Bernardov - '' Bílé Podolí'' - B ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Geography

Hraběšín is located about south of

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; medieval Czech: ''Hory Kutné''; german: Kuttenberg) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The centre of Kutná Hora, including the Sedlec Abbey and its ossuary, was designa ...

and southeast of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated between the stream Paběnický potok and the river

Klejnárka The Klejnárka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Characteristic The Klejnárka originates in the territory of Dobrovítov in the Upper Sázava Hills at ...

, which form the western and eastern municipal border. A brook supplies two small fishponds in the centre of the village.

History

The village was founded in the 14th century and named after the nobleman Hrabiše of Paběnice. The first written mention of Hraběšín is from 1379. From 1658 to 1783, it was owned by the

Sedlec Abbey Sedlec Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Sedlec, part of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1142, it was the first Cistercian foundation in Bohemia. Along with the rest of the Kutná Hora town centre, it was listed as a UNES ...

. In 1819, it was acquired by the

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Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark is the Hraběšice Castle. The Baroque castle complex includes the castle, a chapel, and outbuildings, surrounded by a wall. The castle was built in the early 17th century, and completely rebuilt in the 1740s. The Chapel of Saint Florian and outbuildings were added in the first half of the 19th century. In 1992, the castle was returned in restitution to

Karel Schwarzenberg Prince Karel of Schwarzenberg (, born 10 December 1937) is a Czech politician, former leader of the TOP 09 party and was its candidate for president of the Czech Republic in the 2013 election. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hrabesin Villages in Kutná Hora District