Chotoviny

Chotoviny is a municipality and village in the Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Chotoviny
Municipality
View from the church
View from the church
Flag of Chotoviny
Flag
Coat of arms of Chotoviny
Coat of arms
Chotoviny is located in Czech Republic
Chotoviny
Chotoviny
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′50″N 14°41′1″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictTábor
First mentioned1266
Government
 • MayorZdeněk Turek
Area
 • Total31.39 km2 (12.12 sq mi)
Elevation
555 m (1,821 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,804
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
391 37
Websitewww.chotoviny.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Beranova Lhota, Broučkova Lhota, Červené Záhoří, Jeníčkova Lhota, Liderovice, Moraveč, Polánka, Řevnov, Rzavá, Sedlečko and Vrážná are administrative parts of Chotoviny.

Geography
Chotoviny Castle
Church of Saints Peter and Paul with the tomb

Chotoviny is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Tábor. It lies mostly in the Vlašim Uplands. There are several small ponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Chotoviny is from 1266. Existence of a fortress in Chotoviny is documented in 1407. From 1856 to 1871, the railway from Prague to Vienna through Chotoviny was built.[2]

Transport

The D3 motorway runs through the municipality.

Sights

In 1770–1780, the fortress in Chotoviny was rebuilt to a Neoclassical castle. In the 19th century, it was reconstructed to its present Neo-Renaissance form and the adjacent castle park with an area of 22.5 hectares (56 acres) was founded. It is dendrologically valuable.[2]

A church was probably founded here already between 990 and 1000. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built originally in the Gothic style and was rebuilt in 1781–1786, when the Empire tomb of the Nádherný noble family in the style of a Doric temple was added.[2]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Chotoviny. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chotoviny.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.