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28-599: Dolní Město lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Havlíčkův Brod , 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Jihlava , and 86 km (53 mi) south-east of Prague . The villages and hamlets of Dobrá Voda Lipnická, Loukov, Meziklasí , Rejčkov and Smrčensko are administrative parts of Dolní Město. This Vysočina Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Havl%C3%AD%C4%8Dk%C5%AFv Brod Havlíčkův Brod ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦavliːtʃkuːv ˈbrot] , until 1945 Německý Brod ; German : Deutschbrod )

56-458: A trade route. In 1308, it was first called Německý Brod. Brod was first an important mining town focused on silver mining, later it became a centre of crafts and agricultural production. During the Hussite Wars in 1422 as a result of Battle of Německý Brod , Brod was conquered by Jan Žižka and completely destroyed. The town was resettled by predominantly Czech-speaking population. In 1436, it

84-486: Is a crossing of two major Czech roads, I/34 from České Budějovice to Svitavy and I/38 from Mladá Boleslav to Jihlava, Znojmo and the Czech-Austrian border. There is the small Havlíčkův Brod Airport near the town. It serves mainly for sport and sightseeing flying. The town is home to the ice hockey club BK Havlíčkův Brod . Until 2015, it played in the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League . FC Slovan Havlíčkův Brod

112-580: Is a football club, playing in lower amateur tiers. The historic centre was delimited by town fortifications. Several fragments are preserved to this day. In the centre is the Havlíčkovo Square. It is lined by valuable burgher houses in Renaissance and Baroque styles, some of them with preserved Gothic elements. The main landmark of the square is the Old Town Hall. The originally late Gothic house from

140-628: Is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . The villages of Březinka, Herlify, Jilemník, Klanečná, Květnov, Mírovka, Poděbaby, Šmolovy, Suchá, Svatý Kříž, Termesivy, Veselice and Zbožice are administrative parts of Havlíčkův Brod. Jilemník and Zbožice form two exclaves of

168-476: Is a unique folk architecture house, protected as a national cultural monument. The oldest parts of the house are from the 16th century. Havlíčkův Brod is twinned with: Havlíčkův Brod also cooperates with other Brods in the Czech Republic: Český Brod , Široký Brod , Uherský Brod , Vyšší Brod and Železný Brod . Industrialized Industrialisation ( UK ) or industrialization ( US )

196-442: Is based in the town. It was founded in 1834. Havlíčkův Brod is both road and railway hub. There are five rail lines leading off the main station: to Kolín and Prague , to Pardubice , to Brno , to Jihlava and a local lines to Humpolec and to Ledeč nad Sázavou . In addition to the main station, the municipal territory is served by four other train stops: Havlíčkův Brod-Perknov, Mírovka, Pohledští Dvořáci and Dolík. The town

224-622: Is known as the Industrial Revolution and took place from the mid-18th to early 19th century. It began in Great Britain, spreading to Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and France and eventually to other areas in Europe and North America. Characteristics of this early industrialisation were technological progress, a shift from rural work to industrial labour, and financial investments in new industrial structures. Later commentators have called this

252-414: Is less able than the tertiary sector to accommodate both increased productivity and employment opportunities; more than 40% of the world's employees are " working poor ", whose incomes fail to keep themselves and their families above the $ 2-a-day poverty line . There is also a phenomenon of deindustrialisation , as in the former USSR countries' transition to market economies, and the agriculture sector

280-587: Is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society . This involves an extensive reorganisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing . Industrialisation is associated with increase of polluting industries heavily dependent on fossil fuels . With the increasing focus on sustainable development and green industrial policy practices, industrialisation increasingly includes technological leapfrogging , with direct investment in more advanced, cleaner technologies. The reorganisation of

308-1058: The economic communities do not consider contemporary industrialisation policies as being adequate to the global south (Third World countries) or beneficial in the longer term, with the perception that they may only create inefficient local industries unable to compete in the free-trade dominated political order which industrialisation has fostered. Environmentalism and Green politics may represent more visceral reactions to industrial growth. Nevertheless, repeated examples in history of apparently successful industrialisation (Britain, Soviet Union, South Korea, China, etc.) may make conventional industrialisation seem like an attractive or even natural path forward, especially as populations grow, consumerist expectations rise and agricultural opportunities diminish. The relationships among economic growth, employment, and poverty reduction are complex, and higher productivity can sometimes lead to static or even lower employment (see jobless recovery ). There are differences across sectors , whereby manufacturing

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336-456: The 19th century, economical and cultural development occurred. In 1850, Brod became a district town. Brod was industrialized in the second half of the 19th century with an emphasis on textile and food industry. The railway was built in 1870 and the station later became an important hub. Until 1918, the town was part of Austria-Hungary , head of the Deutschbrod – Německý Brod District, one of

364-477: The 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia . In Havlíčkův Brod there are medical hospital and mental hospital. Both are among the main employers in the town. The main industrial employers based in the town are Futaba Czech s.r.o., a manufacturer of car parts, and Pleas a.s., a producer of underwear founded in 1939 which continues the long tradition of the textile industry in the town. The Havlíčkův Brod Brewery

392-528: The First Industrial Revolution. The " Second Industrial Revolution " labels the later changes that came about in the mid-19th century after the refinement of the steam engine , the invention of the internal combustion engine , the harnessing of electricity and the construction of canals, railways, and electric-power lines. The invention of the assembly line gave this phase a boost. Coal mines, steelworks, and textile factories replaced homes as

420-535: The Sázava flows through the municipal territory: Cihlářský potok, Žabinec, Šlapanka with Stříbrný potok, Úsobský potok, Rozkošský potok, and Břevnický potok. There are systems of fishponds supplied by some of these watercourses. Several ponds on the Cihlářský potok are located in the urban area. The largest pond of Cihlářský potok is Cihlář Pond, which serves also recreational purposes and water sports. The largest water body in

448-461: The concept of Social class , i.e., hierarchical social status defined by an individual's economic power. It has changed the family system as most people moved into cities, with extended family living apart becoming more common. The movement into more dense urban areas from less dense agricultural areas has consequently increased the transmission of diseases. The place of women in society has shifted from primary caregivers to breadwinners, thus reducing

476-470: The economy has many unintended consequences both economically and socially. As industrial workers' incomes rise, markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds tend to expand and provide a further stimulus to industrial investment and economic growth . Moreover, family structures tend to shift as extended families tend to no longer live together in one household, location or place. The first transformation from an agricultural to an industrial economy

504-493: The late 15th century was reconstructed in the Renaissance style after the huge fire in 1662. It its alcove there is one of symbols of the town, a skeleton of betrayal who opened the gates to the enemy army in 1472 and was punished for it. Today the building serves as a library. For its value, it has been protected as a national cultural monument since 2024. Opposite the Old Town Hall is the New Town Hall. The original building

532-716: The most important criticisms of industrialisation is that it caused children to stay away from home for many hours and to use them as cheap workers in factories. Between the early 1960s and 1990s, the Four Asian Tigers underwent rapid industrialisation and maintained exceptionally high growth rates. As of 2018 the international development community ( World Bank , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) , many United Nations departments, FAO WHO ILO and UNESCO , endorses development policies like water purification or primary education and co-operation amongst third world communities . Some members of

560-448: The municipal territory is the Žabinec water reservoir, supplied by the eponymous stream. According to a legend recorded by chronicler Wenceslaus Hajek , Brod was founded in 793, however, this year is highly unlikely. The first written mention of a settlement called Brod is from 1234, but it is referred to as probable counterfeit. The first credible mention of Brod is from 1265. The town was founded by Smil of Lichtenburk probably in 1251 on

588-408: The municipal territory. The Czech word brod means ' ford '. The town was firstly named Brod and then Smilův Brod ("Smil's Ford") after its founder Smil of Lichtenburk. In the 14th century, it was renamed Německý Brod ("German Ford") because of its predominantly German population. Because of Anti-German sentiment after World War II, the town was renamed Havlíčkův Brod ("Havlíček's Ford") in honor of

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616-546: The number of children per household. Furthermore, industrialisation contributed to increased cases of child labour and thereafter education systems. As the Industrial Revolution was a shift from the agrarian society, people migrated from villages in search of jobs to places where factories were established. This shifting of rural people led to urbanisation and an increase in the population of towns. The concentration of labour in factories has increased urbanisation and

644-531: The oldest church in Havlíčkův Brod. The original early Gothic building from the late 13th century was built by the Teutonic Order . It was rebuilt in 1380, in 1633–1637 and last in the 18th century. The 51 metres (167 ft) high tower of the church is the main landmark of the town. The tower includes one of the oldest bells in the country, created in the 1330s. The tower is open to the public. Štáfl Cottage

672-455: The place of work. By the end of the 20th century, East Asia had become one of the most recently industrialised regions of the world. There is considerable literature on the factors facilitating industrial modernisation and enterprise development. The Industrial Revolution was accompanied by significant changes in the social structure, the main change being a transition from farm work to factory-related activities. This has resulted in

700-579: The size of settlements, to serve and house the factory workers. Family structure changes with industrialisation. Sociologist Talcott Parsons noted that in pre-industrial societies there is an extended family structure spanning many generations who probably remained in the same location for generations. In industrialised societies the nuclear family , consisting of only parents and their growing children, predominates. Families and children reaching adulthood are more mobile and tend to relocate to where jobs exist. Extended family bonds become more tenuous. One of

728-471: The writer Karel Havlíček Borovský , who was born nearby and grew up and studied in the town. It was the very first town out of many to be renamed in 1945. Havlíčkův Brod is located roughly in the geographical centre of the country. It is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Jihlava . It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills . The Sázava River flows through the town. Many smaller tributaries of

756-507: Was bought by the Trčka of Lípa family. Brod was renewed and in the 16th and 17th centuries, it prospered. In 1637, it became a royal town. The prosperity ended with the Thirty Years' War . Brod was twice conquered and looted. In 1646, 1664 and 1680, the town was affected by plague epidemics. In 1662 and 1676, it was damaged by large fires. The most devastating flood hit the town in 1714. During

784-618: Was built in the 13th century and later served as a brewery and military barracks. It was last reconstructed in the Neo-Baroque style in 1884 and since then houses the municipal office. The landmark of the northern part of the square is Havlíčkův House. The Renaissance and Neo-Gothic is owned by the town and houses the Vysočina Museum. The deanery Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is

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