Studená is a municipality and village in

Jindřichův Hradec District Jindřichův Hradec District () is a Okres, district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jindřichův Hradec. Administrative division Jindřichův Hradec District is divided into three Districts of the Cz ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Studená consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Studená (1,579) *Domašín (59) *Horní Bolíkov (121) *Horní Pole (81) *Maršov (46) *Olšany (95) *Skrýchov (40) *Sumrakov (85) *Světlá (30) *Velký Jeníkov (21) Maršov, Olšany and Velký Jeníkov form an

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of the municipal territory.

Geography

Studená is located about east of

Jindřichův Hradec Jindřichův Hradec (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urb ...

. It lies in the

Javořice Highlands The Javořice Highlands (, ) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic. The highlands, together with the Jevišovice Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif. Geography The Javo ...

. The highest points is at above sea level. The stream Studenský potok flows through the municipality. The upper course of the stream Hamerský potok briefly flows along the northwestern municipal border near Domašín. The territory of Studená is rich in small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Studená is from 1365, when Lords of Hradec sold it to Dětřich of Obrataň. Between 1446 and 1458, during the rule of Barons of Studenec, Studená was promoted to a

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, but it lost the title sometime in the following centuries. From 1557, it belonged to the

Telč Telč (; ) is a town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. The town is well known for its historic centre, which is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservatio ...

estate.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Among the main landmarks of Studená is the Studená Castle. It was built in the late Baroque style in the first half of the 18th century, but it has a Renaissance core. In the western part of the castle area there is a set of buildings of the former brewery, founded in 1517–1578. A Renaissance malt house has been preserved from this period. The Church of Saint Procopius was originally a late Gothic building. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style after a fire in the mid-18th century. The Church of Saint Wenceslaus is located in Olšany. It was built in 1787 and reconstructed in 1902. It is one of the few churches in the

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built during the reign of Emperor

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Notable people

* Vlasta Javořická (1890–1979), writer

Twin towns – sister cities

Studená is twinned with: *

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, Netherlands

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Studena Villages in Jindřichův Hradec District