Rožďalovice is a town in

Nymburk District Nymburk District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nymburk. Administrative division Nymburk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with e ...

in the

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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 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Rožďalovice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rožďalovice (1,293) *Hasina (88) *Ledečky (25) *Podlužany (68) *Podolí (46) *Viničná Lhota (31) *Zámostí (147)

Geography

Rožďalovice is located about northeast of

Nymburk Nymburk (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Mo ...

and northeast 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

Central Elbe Table The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...

. The highest point is a place called Kostelíček at above sea level. The stream Štítarský potok flows through the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Rožďalovice is from 1223. Around 1340, the village was promoted to a town by King

John of Bohemia John of Bohemia, also called the Blind or of Luxembourg (; ; ; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting ...

. The most important owners of Rožďalovice, during whose rule the town flourished, were the Křinecký of Ronov family (end of the 15th century – 1622), the

Waldstein family The House of Waldstein (Valdstejn, Valdonio, or Wallenstein) is an old, wealthy and important noble family from Central Europe (Germany and the Czech Republic). They owned many castles across Europe. Origin The House of Waldstein or House of V ...

(1622–1760) and 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 ...

(1815–1930).

Demographics

Transport

Rožďalovice is located on the railway line Nymburk–

Jičín Jičín (; or ''Gitschin'') is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservatio ...

Sights

The Rožďalovice Castle is originally a Renaissance building. It was built in 1622 and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1760, when the clock tower was also added. Further modifications were made in 1935–1938. The sculptural decoration comes from

Michael Brokoff Michael Johann Joseph Brokoff (; 28 April 1686 – 8 September 1721) was a Czech sculptor of the Baroque era, working with sandstone. Biography Michael Brokoff was born in Klášterec nad Ohří as the oldest son of Jan Brokoff, also a sculptor, ...

. The castle is surrounded by a castle park and gardens. Today it houses a retirement home and is inaccessible to the public. The Church of Saint Gall was built in the Baroque style in 1725–1734. It was built on the site of an old Gothic demolished church.

Notable people

Jiří Melantrich of Aventino Jiří Melantrich of Aventino (; born ''Jiří Černý Rožďalovický''; c.1511 in Rožďalovice – November 19, 1580 in Prague) was an important Czech Renaissance printer and publisher. Melantrich lived in the 16th century, in a period c ...

(–1580), printer and publisher *

Josef Vinecký Josef Vinecký (20 February 1882 – 1 June 1949) was a Czechs, Czech avant-garde sculptor, ceramist, designer and university teacher. Biography Josef Vinecký was born on 20 February 1882 in Zámostí, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (today part of ...

(1882–1949), artist *

Oskar Hekš Oskar Hekš (April 10, 1908 – March 8, 1944) was a Czechoslovak long-distance runner. Hekš was born in Rožďalovice, present-day Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlo ...

(1908–1944), long-distance runner

Gallery

Rožďalovice, Náměstí sq, restaurant 2.jpg, Old town hall Rožďalovice, Husova str.jpg, Husova street

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozdalovice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic