Strmilov (german: Tremles) is a town in
Jindřichův Hradec District
Jindřichův Hradec District ( cs, okres Jindřichův Hradec) is a district ('' okres'') within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jindřichův Hradec. To the east, about a fifth of the region, including the historical tow ...
in the
South Bohemian Region of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Česká Olešná, Leština, Malý Jeníkov and Palupín are administrative parts of Strmilov.
Geography
Strmilov is located about east of
Jindřichův Hradec. It lies on the border between the
Javořice Highlands
The Javořice Highlands ( cs, Javořická vrchovina, german: Jaborschützer Bergeland) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic. The highlands, together with the Jevišovice Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone ...
, where most of the built-up area is located, and the
Křemešník Highlands. The town is situated along the Hamerský stream. The built-up area is surrounded by fields and forests with several small
fish pond
A fish pond or fishpond is a controlled pond, small artificial lake or retention basin that is stocked with fish and is used in aquaculture for fish farming, for recreational fishing, or for ornamental purposes.
Fish ponds are a classical g ...
s.
Strmilov lies on the border of historical lands of
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The me ...
and
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
; a confluence of two brooks near Strmilov is the
westernmost point of Moravia.
History
The original settlement was probably established at the beginning of 13th century. The first written mention of Strmilov is from 1255. In 1294, it was already titled as a market village. In 1385, it is referred to as a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
.
In 1945, the
German population was expelled according to the
Beneš decrees
The Beneš decrees, sk, Dekréty prezidenta republiky) and the Constitutional Decrees of the President of the Republic ( cz, Ústavní dekrety presidenta republiky, sk, Ústavné dekréty prezidenta republiky) were a series of laws drafted by t ...
.
Sights
The landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Giles. It was built in the
Empire style in 1843–1849.
Twin towns – sister cities
Strmilov is
twinned with:
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Trubschachen
Trubschachen (High Alemannic: ''Truebschache'') is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Trubschachen is first mentioned in 1667 as ''Trueberschachen''.
The municipality grew ...
, Switzerland
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Jindřichův Hradec District