Třešť

Třešť
Town
Masaryk Square
Flag Coat of arms
Třešť Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°17′35″N 15°29′4″E / 49.29306°N 15.48444°E / 49.29306; 15.48444Coordinates: 49°17′35″N 15°29′4″E / 49.29306°N 15.48444°E / 49.29306; 15.48444
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Jihlava
First mentioned	1349
Government
• Mayor	Vladislav Hynk
Area
• Total	46.99 km2 (18.14 sq mi)
Elevation	545 m (1,788 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	5,714
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	589 01
Website	www.trest.cz

Třešť (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtr̝̊ɛʃc]; German: Triesch) is a town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Administrative parts[]

Villages Buková, Čenkov and Salavice are administrative parts of Třešť.

Trivia[]

Franz Kafka visited his uncle in Triesch, who was the subject of Kafka's story "A Country Doctor".^{[citation needed]} Some also believe that the Triesch castle was the inspiration behind Kafka's novel The Castle.^{[citation needed]}

Uniforms for the papal Swiss Guard are made in the town.

Notable people[]

• Joseph Schumpeter (1883–1950), Austrian political economist
• Otto Šimánek (1925–1992), actor

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Třešť is twinned with:^[2]

• Obergünzburg, Germany

Třešť also have friendly relations with Raabs an der Thaya in Austria.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Třešť.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Třešť.

• Official website
• Triesch in the Jewish Encyclopedia

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