Radiměř () is a market town in
Svitavy District
Svitavy District () is a district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Svitavy.
Administrative division
Svitavy District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competenc ...
in the
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrat ...
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 1,200 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Radimír, meaning "Radimír's (court)".
Geography
Radiměř is located about south of
Svitavy
Svitavy (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is the birthplace of Oskar Schindler and the centre of the Czech Esperanto movement. The historic town centre is well pr ...
and southeast of
Pardubice
Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...
. It lies in the
Svitavy Uplands
The Svitavy Uplands or Svitavy Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Pardubice Region and it belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country.
Geomorphology
The Svitavy Uplands is a ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The built-up area is situated along the stream Radiměřský potok. The
Křetínka River originates in the western part of the municipal territory. The market town is situated on the historical border between
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...
and
Moravia
Moravia ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The medieval and early ...
.
History
The first written mention of Radiměř is in a deed of Queen
Judith of Habsburg from 1291. It was probably founded by the ''
lokator
The ''lokator'' (lat. ''locator'': landlord, land allocator, from Latin to allocate, rent, establish, settle or locate; also ''magister incolarum''; in Mecklenburg and Pomerania also or , similar to the ''Reutemeister'' in South Germany) was a ...
'' Konrád of Levendorf. Two parts used to be distinguished – Radiměř (from the 19th century known as Česká Radiměř – 'Bohemian Radiměř') and Moravská ('Moravian') Radiměř. It was successively a part of the
Svojanov
Svojanov is a market town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Svojanov consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Sv ...
,
Letovice and
Kunštát
Kunštát (; ) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Kunštát consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...
estates.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.
Sights
The main landmark of Radiměř is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1771, on the site of an older Gothic church from the second half of the 14th century. The presbytery with supporting pillars has been preserved from the original church.
Notable people
*
Hugo Jury (1887–1945), Austrian Nazi politician
References
External links
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Market towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Svitavy District