Rožďalovice is a town in Nymburk District in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Hasina, Ledečky, Podlužany, Podolí, Viničná Lhota and Zámostí are administrative parts of Rožďalovice.

Geography

Rožďalovice is located about northeast of Nymburk and northeast of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is a place called Kostelíček with an altitude of . The Štítarský Stream flows through the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Rožďalovice is from 1223. Around 1340, the village was promoted to a town by

John of Bohemia John the Blind or John of Luxembourg ( lb, Jang de Blannen; german: link=no, Johann der Blinde; cz, Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of ...

. The most important owners of Rožďalovice, during whose rule the town flourished, were the Křinecký of Ronov family (end of the 15th century – 1622), the Waldstein family (1622–1760) and the Lobkowicz family (1815–1930)

Transport

The main railroad Nymburk– Jičín crosses here.

Notable people

Jiří Melantrich of Aventino Jiří Melantrich of Aventino ( cs, Jiří Melantrich z Aventina; born ''Jiří Černý Rožďalovický''; c.1511 in Rožďalovice – November 19, 1580 in Prague) was an important Czech Renaissance printer and publisher. Melantrich lived in ...

(c. 1511–1580), printer and publisher * Oskar Hekš (1908–1944), long-distance runner

Gallery

Rožďalovice, Náměstí sq, restaurant 2.jpg, Old town hall Rožďalovice, Husova str.jpg, Husova street

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozdalovice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic