Křivsoudov is a market town in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Křivsoudov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Křivsoudov (396) *Jenišovice (0) *Lhota Bubeneč (38)

Geography

Křivsoudov is located about southeast of

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and southeast of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Křivsoudov is from 1276, when there was a fortress owned by Oldřich of Říčany. He replaced it with a castle and founded also the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. From 1307 to 1424, the village was property of the

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. In the second half of the 14th century, during the rule of

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, Křivsoudov was promoted to 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 rura ...

. The Trčka of Lípa family then owned Křivsoudov for more than 100 years, but they didn't live here and the local castle fell into disrepair. Jindřich Střela of Rokyce bought Křivsoudov in 1550 and had repair the castle. During the rule of the Střela of Rokyce family, the market town obtained various privileges and prospered. The properties of the family were confiscated in 1622 after the

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. The next notable owner of the estate was John Leopold of Trautson and Falkenstein, who bought it in 1702 and merged it with the Dolní Kralovice estate. In 1715, the castle and the market town were damaged by a fire and John Leopold left Křivsoudov.

Demographics

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to

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runs along the eastern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Křivsoudov is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a medieval Gothic church with Baroque modifications. A valuable building is the pseudo-Renaissance town hall from the end of the 19th century.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krivsoudov Market towns in the Czech Republic