Přibyslav (german: Primislau) is a town in

Havlíčkův Brod District Havlíčkův Brod District ( cs, okres Havlíčkův Brod) is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Havlíčkův Brod. Administrative division Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three administ ...

in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; cs, Kraj Vysočina "Highlands Region", , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the hist ...

of the

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. It has about 4,000 people. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

Villages Česká Jablonná, Dobrá, Dolní Jablonná, Hřiště, Poříčí, Ronov nad Sázavou and Utín are administrative parts of Přibyslav.

Geography

Přibyslav is located about east of

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; german: Deutschbrod) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law a ...

and northeast of

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. It lies in the

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. The town is situated on the right bank of the Sázava River. There are several fish ponds in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Přibyslav is from 1257. Until 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 ...

, it was a small mining town known for silver mining. After the wars, the mining was never successfully renewed. During the Hussite Wars, Přibyslav was a military base of the

Hussites The Hussites ( cs, Husité or ''Kališníci''; "Chalice People") were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus, who became the best known representative of the Bohemian Reformation. The Hussit ...

. The town was often severely affected by wars and by frequent fires, which destroyed many historically valuable buildings. The most devastating fire occurred in 1767.

Climate

Sights

The oldest building in the town is a Gothic tower from 1497. The adjacent baroque Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is from 1753. Přibyslav Castle was built in 1560 by Zachariáš of Hradec. There are two courtyards in the castle. The older one is valuable by columns in the Tuscan style. Today the castle houses the Fireman Museum. An equestrian statue of

Jan Žižka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha ( en, John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech general – a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful milita ...

Bohumil Kafka Bohumil Kafka (14 February 1878 in Nová Paka – 24 November 1942 in Prague) was a Czech people, Czech sculptor and pedagogue. He studied in Prague with sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek before moving to Vienna, Austria, Vienna and then Paris, Franc ...

from 1935 is located in the town park. It is a smaller model of the larger statue, which is part of the

National Monument at Vítkov The National Monument on top of Vítkov Hill in Prague's Žižkov district is one of the most important buildings related to the development of Czechoslovak/Czech statehood. It includes the third largest bronze rider statue in the world, of Ja ...

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Notable people

Jan Otto Jan Otto (8 November 1841, Přibyslav – 29 May 1916, Prague) was a Czech publisher and bookseller. He is best known for ''Otto's encyclopedia'', the largest encyclopedia published in Czech. Life and work He was the son of a country doctor. In ...

(1841–1916), publisher and bookseller * Jan Filip (1911–1971), priest, writer and Esperantist *

Jan Bechyně Jan Karel Bechyně (19 September 1920 – 9 March 1973) was a Czech Republic, Czech entomologist and a leading authority on leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). He was the son of photographer and nephew of architect . Career Bechyně studied at the ...

(1920–1973), entomologist *

Hana Orgoníková Hana Orgoníková (8 December 1946 – 5 June 2014) was a Czech politician. She was an MP for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) from 1989 until her death. Orgoníková was born in Přibyslav, Czechoslovakia. She was divorced and had ...

(1946–2014), politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Přibyslav is twinned with: *

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, Netherlands *

Sliač Sliač ( hu, Szliács) is a small spa town located in central Slovakia, on the Hron river, between Banská Bystrica and Zvolen. The town is known for its healing hot springs and for an airport which has been used for military as well as civil purp ...

, Slovakia

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pribyslav Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Havlíčkův Brod District