Jindřichův Hradec ( [ˈjɪndr̝ɪxuːf ˈɦradɛts]; German: Neuhaus) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 22,700 inhabitants.
The first written mention of the town is in 1220. Before that, it was probably a Slavic settlement. At the end of the 12th century more people arrived. At the beginning of the 13th century a Gothic castle was built (it was gradually rebuilt into a Renaissance château in the 16th century). In the census following the Thirty Years' War, Jindřichův Hradec was the second largest city in the Kingdom of Bohemia. Between 1831 and 1935 it was the first city in the area to get electricity for lighting, in 1888 the water mill was converted to electricity.
Main sights
The city castle and palace is the third largest in the country after those in Prague and Český Krumlov. It covers 3 hectares (7.4 acres) and contains 320 rooms. More than 10,000 works of art and a similar number of books may be found there.
The district museum, which is in a Renaissance building that was once the Jesuit seminary appeared in the city in 1882 and is one of the oldest regional museums in Bohemia. The most well-known item in the museum is the Kryza, the largest mechanical Christmas manger scene in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Preserved Jewish Cemetery (Dates back from 15th century)The Church of AscensionThe Chapel of Saint Mary MagdaleneThe Church of Saint John the Baptist with the nearby building that once housed minorite monks and was later an infirmary.The Church of the Most Holy TrinityThe Church of Saint CatherineThe Church of Saint JamesThe Church of Saint WenceslasHouses in the marketplace (Friendensplatz) with the pristine Gothic city hall
Jindřichův Hradec's neighbourhood includes sites such as Červená Lhota Castle, the historical town of Třeboň and Stráž nad Nežárkou. The UNESCO World Heritage town of Telč lies 40 kilometres (25 miles) to the east.
Lords of Neuhaus (German: Herren von Neuhaus, Herren von Hradec, Czech: Páni z Hradce, Latin: de Novo Domo)Kurt Adler (1907–1977), a Jewish conductor, chorus master, and pianist; the Chorus Master and Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, United States and Author (forced to flee under Nazism)Martin Aumüller (1697, Maihingen ?–1757), a sculptor and woodcarver; since 1714 lived hereFlorian Baucke (1719–1779), a Silesian Jesuit missionary, lived and died hereKarel Berman (1919–1995), a Jewish opera singer and composerVáclav Chalupa (born 1967), rowerPavel David (born 1978), a footballerPetr Fical (born 1977), a Czechoslovak and German ice hockey playerJan Fidler (born 1927), diplomatLeoš Friedl, a tennis playerErnst Gamillscheg (1887–1971, Göttingen), Austrian and German Romance linguist (German: Romanist)Marie Hoppe-Teinitzerová (1879–1960), textile designer, founder of textile art workshop of this cityMiroslav Jiroušek (1903–1983), mathematician and composerStanislav Komárek (born 1958), biologist, philosopher, writeJosef Kořínek (1829–1892), classical philologist, gymnasium professorAleš Kotalík (born 1978), an ice hockey playerPavel Kroupa (born 1963), professor of astrophysicsEduard Lederer (1859–1944), writer, lawyer, journalistJan Marek (1979–2011), an ice hockey playerFrantišek Daniel Merth (1915–1995), a Catholic priest and poetMilan Michálek (born 1984), an ice hockey playerZbyněk Michálek (born 1982), an ice hockey playerAdam (Václav) Michna z Otradovic (1600–1676), an organist, composer, singer and poetEmanuel Miřiovský (1846–1914), writer, literary critic and translatorFrantišek Nušl (1867–1951), astronomerKarel Poborský (born 1972), a footballerStanislaus von Prowazek (1875–1915), zoologist and parasitologist(Jan) Antonín Reichenauer (German: Johann Anton Reichenauer; ca. 1694, Prague–1730), a Baroque composerAntonín Rezek (1853–1909), historian, Austrian Minister of the Czech Government AffairsHanuš Schwaiger (1852–1912), painterTomáš Vladimír Sládek (1862–1926), national worker, teacher, Sokol member* Vladimír Špidla (born 1951), European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities, 4th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic* Renáta Tomanová (born 1954), tennis player{{Interlanguage link multi| Jaroslav Václav Vacek}(1865–1935), priest, composer & writer.))||||Jindřichův Hradec is twinned with:
Neckargemünd, Germany Steffisburg, Switzerland Zwettl, AustriaAsteroid 21873 Jindřichůvhradec is named in honour of cityGymnasium Vitězslava Nováka was founded in 1595, making it one of the oldest non-university schools in Central Europe
