Malešov () is a market town in

Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora. Administrative division Kutná Hora District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Malešov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Malešov (865) *Albrechtice (15) *Maxovna (45) *Polánka (42) *Týniště (46)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Maleš, meaning "Maleš's (court)".

Geography

Malešov is located about south of

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, i ...

and east of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Upper Sázava Hills Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Vrchlice The Vrchlice is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Klejnárka River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Etymology The initial name of the stream was Vysplice. The German miners then began to call the s ...

Stream flows through the municipal territory. Vrchlice Reservoir and the fishpond Hamerský rybník are located on the stream.

History

The first written mention of Malešov is from 1303. In June 1424,

Jan Žižka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czechs, Czech military leader and Knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborites, Taborite faction during the Hu ...

's radical Hussites army defeated the resisting

Prague Hussites The Prague Hussites, Prague Union (Czech: ''Pražský svaz'') or simply "Praguers" (Czech: ''Pražané'') was a faction of Moderate Hussites based in Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In September 1420, the first year of the Hussit ...

in the Battle of Malešov.

Demographics

Transport

Malešov is located on the railway line

–

Zruč nad Sázavou Zruč nad Sázavou () is a town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Zruč nad Sázavou consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...

Sights

The Malešov Fortress is a notable medieval monument. It was probably built in the first half of the 14th century. During the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

, it was abandoned, but in 1666, it became the administrative centre of the estate, then owned by the Sporck family. In the 1820s,

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modifications were made. From the mid-19th century, the fortress area fell into disrepair and was abandoned. In 1850, one tower collapsed. At the end of the 19th century, the remains of the residential building were removed. The surviving core of the fortress was repaired in 2002–2003. It is one of the largest preserved residential towers of Czech fortresses. The Malešov Castle was probably built in the first third of the 18th century. It is a small Baroque castle with a neoclassical façade. The Church of Saint Wenceslaus is the landmark of the town square. It was built in the Baroque style in 1731–1733. It replaced a wooden chapel, destroyed by fire in 1729.

Notable people

* Charles Jonas (1840–1896), Czech-American journalist, linguist and politician *

Hugo Meisl Hugo Meisl (16 November 1881 – 17 February 1937), brother of the journalist Willy Meisl, was the multi-lingual football coach of the famous Austrian ' Wunderteam' of the early 1930s, as well as a referee. Background Meisl was born to a Jewi ...

(1881–1937), Austrian football coach

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malesov Market towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Kutná Hora District