Jeníčkova Lhota is a village and a part of the

Chotoviny Chotoviny is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Beranova Lhota, Broučkova Lhota, Červené Záhoří, Jeníčkova Lho ...

municipality in the

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of the

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Old historical names

Pňová Lhota, Přímá Lhota, Pněví Lhota, Purkartova Lhota, Paldíkova Lhota

History

Jeníčkova Lhota was first mentioned in the year 1360, in connection with Přibík Lysec of Pňová Lhota and ancestor of yeoman's clan Štítný ze Štítného - Mikšík of Pňová Lhota. In the year 1621 Jeníčkova Lhota was burnt out by troops sieged near hussite town

Tábor Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The followi ...

, and lately the village was recovered by Kašpar Hencl of Štenberk. After the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

the village was divided into five parts: *

Pacov Pacov (; german: Patzau) is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative ...

part – belonged to Whitefriars from Pacov * Měšice part – belonged to farmhouse in Měšice *

part – belonged to Vít's of Rzavé, lately Vratislav's of Mitrovice * Kostelní záduší part – belonged to vicary in Chotoviny * So called "Free part" – owned by independent Sedloň's clan

Notable families

Volf of Jeníčkova and Broučkova Lhota, Jeníček, Zavadil, Berka, Sedloň, Herout, Mík, Slunéčko and others.

Fortress

The fortress in Jeníčkova Lhota was built in the 18th century and rebuilt as a manor house with a chapel two centuries later. Today it stands almost in ruins.

Gallery

File:Jeníčkova Lhota, stavení.jpg, Cottages File:Jeníčkova Lhota, kaplička II.jpg, Village chapel File:Jeníčkova Lhota, náves II.jpg, Village square

External links

Chotoviny website
Villages in Tábor District {{SouthBohemia-geo-stub