Hroznětín (; ) is a town in

Karlovy Vary District Karlovy Vary District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karlovy Vary. Administrative division Karlovy Vary District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalit ...

in the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of the country. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. It is known for spas, which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hroznětín consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hroznětín (1,439) *Bystřice (95) *Odeř (87) *Ruprechtov (43) *Velký Rybník (351)

Geography

Hroznětín is located about north of

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

. Most of the municipal territory lies in the

Sokolov Basin The Sokolov Basin or Falkenau Basin (; , formerly also ''Falkenau-Elbogen-Karlsbader Becken'') is a structural basin and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the central part of the Karlovy Vary Region. It is named ...

, but it also extends to the

Ore Mountains The Ore Mountains (, or ; ) lie along the Czech–German border, separating the historical regions of Bohemia in the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany. The highest peaks are the Klínovec in the Czech Republic (German: ''Keilberg'') at ab ...

in the north. The highest point is at above sea level. The Bystřice River flows through the town. The southern part of the territory is rich in fishponds; the largest of them is Velký with an area of about . It is used for fishing and recreational purposes. There are also flooded kaolin quarries.

History

The first written mention of Hroznětín is from 1213, when King Ottokar I donated the settlement to Hroznata of Ovenec, founder of

Teplá Abbey Teplá Abbey (; ) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Teplá in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It is included in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague, Archdiocese of Prague. History Teplá Abbey was founded in 1193 by the Beat ...

. After his death is 1217, Hroznětín became a property of the abbey. Around 1333, the village was promoted to a town by King

John of Bohemia John of Bohemia, also called the Blind or of Luxembourg (; ; ; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting ...

. In 1434, Hroznětín was bought by Emperor

Sigismund Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it ''Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of ...

, who pawned it to Kaspar Schlick. In 1499, the Jewish getto was established in the town. The Schlick family owned Hroznětín until 1585, when they sold it to Ernst von Wirsperk. His descendants then sold it to rich burgers in 1603. After Hroznětín was confiscated as a result of the

Bohemian Revolt The Bohemian Revolt (; ; 1618–1620) was an uprising of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian Estates of the realm, estates against the rule of the Habsburg dynasty that began the Thirty Years' War. It was caused by both religious and power dispu ...

, Duke

Julius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg Julius Henry (9 April 1586 – 20 November 1665) was duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1656 and 1665. Before ascending to the throne he served as Field Marshal in the imperial army. Life Before regency Born at Wolfenbüttel, he was a son of Duke ...

bought it in 1623. During the rule of Julius Henry and his son

Julius Francis Julius Francis (born 8 December 1964) is a British former professional boxer who participated in many noteworthy boxing matches in the mid 90s and 2000s. In 2007, he also participated in a mixed martial arts bout, having been a former European ...

, Hroznětín experienced the greatest development. In 1680, the town was acquired by

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (; 8 April 1655 – 4 January 1707) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden in Germany, chief commander of the Imperial army and Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also known as ''T ...

Demographics

Transport

Hroznětín is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Karlovy Vary to Merklín.

Sights

The main landmark of Hroznětín is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Romanesque style in 1217, then it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1732–1734. The Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk is located in Bystřice. It is a valuable late Baroque chapel dating from 1768. There is a Jewish cemetery, which is among the oldest in Central Europe. It was probably established in the 15th century. The preserved gravestones date from the 17th–20th centuries.

Notable people

Věra Nosková Věra Nosková (born 9 April 1947) is a Czech writer, journalist and promoter of science and critical thinking. Life Nosková was born on 9 April 1947in Hroznětín, Czechoslovakia. Her parents moved to Strakonice soon after her birth. She gr ...

(born 1947), writer and journalist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hroznetin Populated places in Karlovy Vary District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Towns in the Ore Mountains Jewish communities in the Czech Republic