Hrdějovice

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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 / 49.01889°N 14.47861°E / 49.01889; 14.47861Coordinates: 49°1′8″N 14°28′43″E / 49.01889°N 14.47861°E / 49.01889; 14.47861
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1350
Area
 • Total8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Elevation
385 m (1,263 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,558
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
373 61
Websitewww.hrdejovice-opatovice.cz

Hrdějovice (German: Hartowitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Hrdějovice lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of České Budějovice and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts[]

The village of Opatovice is an administrative part of Hrdějovice.

History[]

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

Sights[]

  • Baroque Chapel of the Virgin Mary from the mid-18th century, rebuilt in 1876
  • Pilgrimage chapel with a healing well in the local part of Těšín
  • Former china clay mine Orty, a natural monument
  • Memorial to those killed in World War I
  • Folk Baroque style houses
  • Memorial to remember the tragic air crash of 18 July 1924

Notable people[]

Gallery[]

  • House No 17

  • Chapel of the Virgin Mary

  • One of the tunnels of the Orty mine

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hrdějovice. Retrieved 2021-08-29.

External links[]

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