Plandry (; german: Preitenhof) is a municipality and village in
Jihlava District in the
Vysočina Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name Plandry is derived from the Brandl family, who owned the place in the mid-17th century.
Geography
Plandry is located about northwest of
Jihlava. It lies in the
Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the
Jihlava River
The Jihlava (german: Igel) is a river in the Moravia (Czech Republic), a right tributary of the Svratka River. It originates in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands ''(Českomoravská vrchovina)'' upland at the elevation of 665 m and flows to the Nov ...
, which forms the southern municipal border. There is a system of ponds, supplied by local brook.
History
The first written mention of Lipový dvůr (a medieval manor house that is the predecessor of the village of Plandry) is from the 15th century and are preserved in the archive of the
Želiv monastery, which owned the area at that time. The area was acquired by the Trčka of Lípa family during the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Cat ...
, and in 1596 it became property of the city of Jihlava. In 1630, the Brandl family became the owners of the manor house.
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In 1730, the manor house was bought by Josef Ignaz Zebo of Breitenau, who called the place "Breitenhof". Around 1734, he had built a ]Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
castle on the site of the manor house. In 1810, the manor was acquired by Aloisie Schirndinger of Schirnding. Her daughter Aloisie married Václav Petr II Dobrzensky of Dobrzenitz. In 1897, two thirds of the castle were inherited by Karl von Wiedersperg, one third belonged to Václav Petr III Dobrzensky of Dobrzenitz. In 1945 the castle and the manor was confiscated and became a state possession.[
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Demographics
Economy
On an area of over there is a photovoltaic power station
A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power. They are different from most building- ...
with an output of 700 kWh. Next to the power station is a biogas station with installed electric power of 800 kW.
Sights
After 1945, the castle was converted into apartments and offices, and due to its poor condition, it was demolished in 1998. The adjacent farm and surrounding park with a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1734 and the granary from the 18th century remain protected cultural monuments.[
The Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk was built by Josef Ignaz Zebo in the Baroque style in 1735–1739. It is a pilgrimage site. The main building of the chapel is surrounded by five niche chapels.]
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Villages in Jihlava District