Hrdějovice

Hrdějovice (German: Hartowitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Hrdějovice
Municipality
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Hrdějovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Hrdějovice
Coat of arms
Hrdějovice is located in Czech Republic
Hrdějovice
Hrdějovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°1′8″N 14°28′43″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1350
Area
 • Total8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Elevation
385 m (1,263 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,521
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
373 61
Websitewww.hrdejovice-opatovice.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Opatovice is an administrative part of Hrdějovice.

Geography

Hosín is located about 4 km (2 mi) north of České Budějovice. Most of the municipal territory lies in the České Budějovice Basin, but it also extends into a tip of the Třeboň Basin in the north. The western municipal border is formed by the Vltava River. There is a former china clay mine called Orty, protected as a nature monument.

History

The first written mention of Hrdějovice is from 1350. Opatovice was first mentioned in 1378. From 1661 to abolition of serfdom in 1850, it belonged to the Hluboká estate owned by the Schwarzenberg family.[2]

Transport

Hrdějovice lies on a railway line heading from České Budějovice to Tábor and Chotoviny.[3]

Sights

Among the landmarks of Hrdějovice is a baroque Chapel of the Virgin Mary from the mid-18th century, rebuilt in 1876, and a pilgrimage chapel with a healing well from 1889.[4]

The layout and the folk architecture in Opatovice is well preserved. The village is protected as a village monument zone.[5] The main landmark in Opatovice is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity from 1863.[4]

Notable people
  • House No. 17
    House No. 17
  • Chapel of the Virgin Mary
    Chapel of the Virgin Mary
  • Centre of Opatovice
    Centre of Opatovice

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hrdějovice. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  3. "Detail stanice Hrdějovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hrdějovice. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  5. "Opatovice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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