Jindřichovice (german: Heinrichsgrün) is a municipality and village in
Sokolov District in the
Karlovy Vary Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Háj is an administrative part of Jindřichovice.
Geography
Jindřichovice is located about north of
Sokolov and northwest of
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...
. It lies in the
Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Vysoká jedle at above sea level. The
Svatava
The Svatava (in German: ''Zwodau'', also ''Zwotau''; further upstream ''Zwotawasser'', then ''Zwota'') is a river of Saxony, Germany and of the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Ohře.
Course
From its source south of Schöneck (Germ ...
River briefly flows along the western municipal border. Several brooks flow through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Jindřichovice is in a deed of
Pope Gregory X from 1273. In the 14th century,
tin was mined here. From 1434 to the 17th century, the village was owned by the Schlick family. They improved the village and expanded metal mining to include silver, lead and iron. Jindřichovice was promoted to a town in 1537 by Emperor
Ferdinand I Ferdinand I or Fernando I may refer to:
People
* Ferdinand I of León, ''the Great'' (ca. 1000–1065, king from 1037)
* Ferdinand I of Portugal and the Algarve, ''the Handsome'' (1345–1383, king from 1367)
* Ferdinand I of Aragon and Sicily, '' ...
, but it ceased to be a town after World War II. In the 17th century, Jindřichovice was bought by the
Nostitz family, who owned it until 1945.
In 1938, Jindřichovice was annexed by
Nazi Germany following
Munich Agreement and administered as a part of
Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was
expelled in 1945 according 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 ...
and partially replaced by citizens of Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
Sights
The main landmark Jindřichovice is the Church of Saint Martin. The original Gothic church was built in the 14th century. The current Baroque structure dates from the second half of the 17th century and was modified into its current form in the 19th century, but it has Gothic core from the original church.
The Jindřichovice Castle was built in 1672 for Jan Hartvík Nostitz. The early Baroque castle was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the second half of the 19th century. Today it serves as the seat of the district archive.
References
External links
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Villages in Sokolov District
Villages in the Ore Mountains