Poběžovice
Poběžovice | |
|---|---|
 Míru Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Poběžovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′N 12°48′E / 49.500°N 12.800°ECoordinates: 49°30′N 12°48′E / 49.500°N 12.800°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Domažlice |
| First mentioned | 1359 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Kopecký |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.83 km2 (10.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,512 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 345 22 |
| Website | www |
Poběžovice (formerly Ronšperk, German: Ronsperg) is a town in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Villages of Ohnišťovice, Sedlec, Sezemín, Šibanov, Šitboř and Zámělíč are administrative parts of Poběžovice. Sezemín and Šibanov form an exclave of the municipal territory.
Geography
Poběžovice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Domažlice and 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills. The Pivoňka stream flows through the town.
History
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The continuous settlement of the area is documented by archaeological finds from the 11th century. Village of Poběžovice was probably founded at the beginning of the 14th century. The first written mention of Poběžovice is from 1359, when a small keep was built. In 1424 it became a market town.[2][3]
In 1459 the market town was bought by a lower nobleman Dobrohost of Drštka by Skořice na Rokycansku. At the latest in 1470, he left the keep and had built a late-Gothic solid water castle called Nový Ronšperk ("New Ronšperk"). Since then he was known as Dobrohost of Ronšperk, and Poběžovice was renamed Ronšperk. In 1490–1501 he also built a new large church, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, where he was later buried. In 1506 Ronšperk became a town.[2][3]
In 1864, the castle and the manor were bought by the noble family Coudenhove, later known as Coudenhove-Kalergi family.[2][3]
Notable people
- Bezalel Ronsburg (1760–1820), Talmudist and rabbi
- Moses Löb Bloch (1815–1909), Hungarian rabbi
- Carl Holzmann (1849–1914), Austrian architect
- Mitsuko Aoyama (1874–1941), Japanese countess, lived here
- Emil Starkenstein (1884–1942), pharmacologist
- Lilly Steinschneider (1891–1975), first Hungarian woman to qualify as a pilot, lived here
- Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972), Austrian-Japanese politician and philosopher
- Ida Friederike Görres (1901–1971), Austrian writer
Twin towns – sister cities
Poběžovice is twinned with:[4]
Schönsee, Germany
Gallery
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Railway station
The Hotel Hubertus
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References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- ^ a b c "Historie" (in Czech). Město Poběžovice. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ a b c "Historicky vývoj města" (PDF) (in Czech). Město Poběžovice. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Poběžovické pouťové slavnosti 2019". pobezovice.cz (in Czech). Město Poběžovice. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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