Stonařov (); german: Stannern) is a market town in Jihlava District in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; cs, Kraj Vysočina "Highlands Region", , ) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the his ...

of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Sokolíčko is an administrative part of Stonařov.

Geography

Stonařov is located about south of

Jihlava Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihlava i ...

. It lies in the

Křižanov Highlands The Křižanov Highlands ( cs, Křižanovská vrchovina, german: Krischanauer Bergland) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region. Geomorphology The Křižanov Highlands i ...

. The Jihlávka River flows through the market town.

History

The first written mention of Stonařov is from 1347. The settlement was established in the early 13th century. In 1367 it received market town privileges. Peasant rebellions in 1712–1722 were suppressed. The main trade and post road between

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

and

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built in 1750 went through Stonařov. On 22 May 1808 the place was hit by the Stannern meteorite.

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...

and small-scale

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production were the main sources of income, though at the end of the 19th century two textile manufacturies were built here. The municipality was damaged by large fires in 1900 and 1901. Before

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the place was a target of tourists from Vienna. German-speaking inhabitants were expelled after the end of

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Notable people

Arthur Seyss-Inquart Arthur Seyss-Inquart (German: Seyß-Inquart, ; 22 July 1892 16 October 1946) was an Austrian Nazi politician who served as Chancellor of Austria in 1938 for two days before the ''Anschluss''. His positions in Nazi Germany included "deputy govern ...

(1892–1946), Austrian Nazi politician

Other

The asteroid 61208 Stonařov was named in its honour on 1 June 2007.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stonarov Populated places in Jihlava District Market towns in the Czech Republic