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Panenský Týnec () is a market town in
Louny District Louny District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Louny, but the most populated town is Žatec. Administrative division Louny District is divided into three Districts of the Cze ...
in the
Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...
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 400 inhabitants.


Geography

Panenský Týnec is located about southeast of
Louny Louny (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument ...
and northwest 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 an agricultural landscape in the
Lower Ohře Table The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...
. The highest point is at above sea level.


History

The first written mention of Panenský Týnec is from 1115, when the village was owned by the monastery in Kladruby. Sometime between 1239 and 1250, the village was rebuilt into a fortified
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 abbey of the
Order of Saint Clare The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare (Latin language, Latin: ''Ordo Sanctae Clarae''), originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and also known as the Clarisses or Clarissines, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Or ...
was founded by the Žirotín family in 1321. In 1382, the market town was burned down, but it quickly recovered. The Žirotín family owned Panenský Týnec to 1464, when the estate was acquired by the
Lobkowicz family The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is an important Bohemian noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest noble families of the region. Over the cent ...
. The market town suffered greatly 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 ...
. The damaged abbey was reconstructed in 1636 and served its purpose until its abolishment in 1782. Between 1727 and 1785, the market town began to grow beyond the town walls. The town gates were demolished in 1799, when the imperial road was constructed.


Demographics


Transport

The D7 motorway from Prague to
Chomutov Chomutov (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. There are almost 80,000 inhabitants in the city's wider metropolitan area. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as ...
passes through the municipality.


Sights

The main tourist destination is the complex of the former abbey. The abbey was founded in 1321. Today the main building of the abbey houses the municipal office. The main feature of the complex is the unfinished Church of the Virgin Mary, whose construction was interrupted by a fire in 1382. Next to the church is a Baroque bell tower dating from 1747. The area also includes a park. A castle used to be here, but it was demolished in 1971. Among the main landmarks of Panenský Týnec is the Church of Saint George. It was built in the Baroque style in 1722.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Panensky Tynec Market towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Louny District