Villages of Čálovice, Kdanice, Lavice, Spyšova, Staňkova Lhota, Stéblovice, Trní and Zajakury are administrative parts of Sobotka.
Geographyedit
Sobotka is located about 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Jičín and 62 km (39 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 393 m (1,289 ft) above sea level. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.
Historyedit
The first written mention of Sobotka is from 1322. For centuries, it belonged to the Kost Castle estate. In 1498, Sobotka was promoted to a town by Vladislaus II. The development of the town was hampered by frequent fires, the biggest ones were in 1710, 1746 and 1825. In 1903, the railway was put into operation, but it did not bring an economic boom to the town.[2]
Since 1957, Sobotka hosts an annual festival of Czech language, speech and literature called Šrámkova Sobotka. The festival is named after the most famous local native, writer Fráňa Šrámek.[5]
Sightsedit
Humprecht Castle
The most valuable building is the Humprecht Castle, a national cultural monument. It was built for Humprecht Jan Czernin by Italian architect Carlo Lurago in 1666–1668, as a summer house and hunting castle. It has atypical elliptical shape of its floor plan. In 1678, it was damaged by a fire, and in 1680, it was repaired and increased by one floor. Its appearance has not changed since then.[6]
The historic centre is formed by Míru Square. It is known for preserved burgher houses and former town hall. Behind the square there is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1590–1596 and replaced an old wooden church from the 14th century. It has late Baroque interiors.[7]
There are several preserved buildings of folk architecture in the town. The most notable is Šolc Farmhouse from 1811.[7]
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^"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^"Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^"Šrámkova Sobotka vstupuje do šedesátého ročníku" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"O Humprechtu". Humprecht Castle (in Czech). Město Sobotka. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
^ ab"Památky" (in Czech). Město Sobotka. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Sobotka. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sobotka.
Official website
Humprecht Castle
November 17, 2023
sobotka, this, article, about, town, czech, republic, other, uses, disambiguation, czech, pronunciation, ˈsobotka, town, jičín, district, hradec, králové, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, historic, town, centre, well, preserved, protected, urban, m. This article is about the town in the Czech Republic For other uses see Sobotka disambiguation Sobotka Czech pronunciation ˈsobotka is a town in Jicin District in the Hradec Kralove Region of the Czech Republic It has about 2 400 inhabitants The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone SobotkaTownAerial view of the historic centreFlagCoat of armsSobotkaLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 50 28 3 N 15 10 35 E 50 46750 N 15 17639 E 50 46750 15 17639Country Czech RepublicRegionHradec KraloveDistrictJicinFirst mentioned1322Government MayorLubor Jencek TOP 09 Area Total19 33 km2 7 46 sq mi Elevation305 m 1 001 ft Population 2023 01 01 1 Total2 420 Density130 km2 320 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code507 43Websitewww wbr sobotka wbr cz Contents 1 Administrative parts 2 Geography 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Sights 7 Notable people 8 Twin towns sister cities 9 Gallery 10 References 11 External linksAdministrative parts edit nbsp View of Sobotka from the north Villages of Calovice Kdanice Lavice Spysova Stankova Lhota Steblovice Trni and Zajakury are administrative parts of Sobotka Geography editSobotka is located about 13 km 8 mi northwest of Jicin and 62 km 39 mi northeast of Prague It lies in the Jicin Uplands The highest point is at 393 m 1 289 ft above sea level The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area History editThe first written mention of Sobotka is from 1322 For centuries it belonged to the Kost Castle estate In 1498 Sobotka was promoted to a town by Vladislaus II The development of the town was hampered by frequent fires the biggest ones were in 1710 1746 and 1825 In 1903 the railway was put into operation but it did not bring an economic boom to the town 2 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18693 642 18803 642 0 0 18903 395 6 8 19003 381 0 4 19103 450 2 0 YearPop 19213 254 5 7 19303 098 4 8 19502 554 17 6 19612 568 0 5 19702 451 4 6 YearPop 19802 365 3 5 19912 287 3 3 20012 289 0 1 20112 413 5 4 20212 300 4 7 Source Censuses 3 4 Culture editSince 1957 Sobotka hosts an annual festival of Czech language speech and literature called Sramkova Sobotka The festival is named after the most famous local native writer Frana Sramek 5 Sights edit nbsp Humprecht CastleThe most valuable building is the Humprecht Castle a national cultural monument It was built for Humprecht Jan Czernin by Italian architect Carlo Lurago in 1666 1668 as a summer house and hunting castle It has atypical elliptical shape of its floor plan In 1678 it was damaged by a fire and in 1680 it was repaired and increased by one floor Its appearance has not changed since then 6 The historic centre is formed by Miru Square It is known for preserved burgher houses and former town hall Behind the square there is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene It was built in the late Gothic style in 1590 1596 and replaced an old wooden church from the 14th century It has late Baroque interiors 7 There are several preserved buildings of folk architecture in the town The most notable is Solc Farmhouse from 1811 7 Notable people editFrana Sramek 1877 1952 writerTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic Sobotka is twinned with 8 nbsp Sobotka Poland nbsp Wadern GermanyGallery edit nbsp Miru Square nbsp Church of Saint Mary Magdalene nbsp Solc FarmhouseReferences edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2023 Czech Statistical Office 2023 05 23 Historie mesta in Czech Mesto Sobotka Retrieved 2022 11 03 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Jicin in Czech Czech Statistical Office 2015 12 21 pp 15 16 Population Census 2021 Population by sex Public Database Czech Statistical Office 2021 03 27 Sramkova Sobotka vstupuje do sedesateho rocniku in Czech Denik cz 2016 06 29 Retrieved 2021 09 16 O Humprechtu Humprecht Castle in Czech Mesto Sobotka Retrieved 2022 11 04 a b Pamatky in Czech Mesto Sobotka Retrieved 2021 09 16 Partnerska mesta in Czech Mesto Sobotka Retrieved 2021 09 16 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sobotka Official website Humprecht Castle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sobotka amp oldid 1158006345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
