Kardašova Řečice () 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 town ...
in the
South Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Mnich and Nítovice are administrative parts of Kardašova Řečice.
Geography
Kardašova Řečice is located about southwest of
Jindřichův Hradec
Jindřichův Hradec (; german: Neuhaus) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
Administrative p ...
and southeast of
České Budějovice
České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše.
České Budějovice is ...
. It lies in the
Třeboň Basin
The Třeboň Basin ( cs, Třeboňská pánev) is a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region and it is named after the town of Třeboň. It is known for its fishpond system.
Geomorphology
The T ...
, the southern part of the municipal territory lies also in the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The territory is rich in small streams and in fish ponds.
History
The first written mention of Kardašova Řečice is from 1267.
Sights
The landmark of the town is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was an early Gothic church from the mid-13th century, rebuilt in 1380. In 1615–1620, the tower was finished. The reconstruction to its present form took place in 1814.
The Kardašova Řečice Castle is a baroque building from the 1720s. Since 1989, it has been owned by the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, which established a retirement home there. The castle includes an English park. Both the castle and the park are not accessible to the public.
Notable people
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Boleslav Jablonský (1813–1881), Catholic priest and poet
Twin towns – sister cities
Kardašova Řečice is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Oberdiessbach
Oberdiessbach is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the former municipality of Aeschlen and on 1 January 2014, Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach merged into the municipa ...
, Switzerland
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kardasova Recice
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Jindřichův Hradec District