Misplaced Pages

#12987

44-629: The town Lititz in Pennsylvania was named after the castle by members of the Moravian Church . The steep slopes of the foothills of the Orlické Mountains gave the advantage of a strategic position to the gothic castles being founded there at the close of the 13th century. The high headland around which flowed the Divoká Orlice River was the site chosen just before the year 1300 by

88-597: A century, only Moravians were permitted to live in Lititz. Until the middle of the 19th century, only members of the congregation could own houses; others were required to lease. The lease system was abolished in 1855, just five years before the beginning of the American Civil War . During the American Revolutionary War , Brethren's House, built in 1759, was used as a hospital for Continental Army troops, and

132-486: A hammer. The gate itself was protected by a rectangular bastion, the broken line of corner fortifications and, together with another circular bastion beneath the inner castle, they served chiefly for the use of the artillery as it is testified by the still existing embrasures, typical of the Poděbrady-type structures. Preserved to the present time is the southern wing of the castle with its slim, square tower. The halls of

176-450: A minimum and, on the other hand, it can be attributed to the generally rather obsolete concept. The access road to Litice Castle was interrupted at its most vulnerable point by a wall and a deep moat crossed by a drawbridge. The entrance to the castle was through a tower gate built in one piece with the adjacent guardhouse. The front of the gate holds a significant place in Czech creative art. It

220-499: A na Helfštejně ; 1438 – 8 April 1521) was a Czech nobleman. He held the office of High Treasurer of Moravia from 1474 to 1487. He was High Marshall of Bohemia from 1483 to 1490 and Lord Chamberlain of Bohemia from 1490 to 1514. Vilém was one of the most important members of the Moravian and Bohemian noble family of Pernštejn . His parents were Jan II of Pernštejn and his second wife Bohunka of Lomnice. Vilém spent his early years at

264-577: A number of Continental Army soldiers died and were buried here. Lititz is also home to Linden Hall School for Girls , the oldest all-girls boarding school in the United States. Located adjacent to the Moravian Church on 47 acres (19 ha) of land, Linden Hall was founded by the Moravians in 1746, a decade before the borough was incorporated. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has

308-626: A total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km ), of which 2.00 acres (8,090 m ), or 0.13%, are water. Lititz Run flows through the downtown from Lititz Springs Park toward the Conestoga River , 6 miles (10 km) to the southeast. Lititz has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.1 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July. PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University The local hardiness zone

352-521: A war caused by the Papal Court instigating the resistance of the local catholic nobility and then asking Matthias Corvinus , the King of Hungary , to intervene. This was the historical background to swift reconstruction of the castle and its fortifications. The atmosphere of the times and the prevalent bourgeois-aristocratic environment influenced the character of the architecture in the general concept of which

396-547: Is 6b. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,029 people, 3,732 households, and 2,407 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,884.0/sq mi (1,499.6/km ). There were 3,827 housing units at an average density of 1,646.2 units per square mile (635.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.23% White , 0.44% African American , 0.09% Native American , 0.87% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.50% from other races , and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of

440-505: Is now handled in their Florida -based facility. Rock Lititz, a company specializing in rock concert production, is headquartered and has a show production stage in Lititz. The facility attracts international artists and supports music production suppliers in the area. The White House Gift Shop is now based in Lititz. It is an online company selling (according to its website) a 'wide selection of White House, Presidential, Diplomatic, and United States Military gifts'. Originally set up by

484-542: Is one of aviation's oldest continuously manufacturing propeller companies, specializing in propellers for light aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles , and airboats . The company is particularly known for its wood props, but also has produced fixed-pitch metal props since 1948, and in recent years expanded to adjustable-pitch carbon-fiber composite propellers. Throughout the mid-20th century, Sensenich wood props were available on nearly all 1-seat and 2-seat U.S.-made aircraft, many of which still operate today. Wood prop manufacturing

SECTION 10

#1732858160013

528-551: Is one of the few remaining specimens of the stonemason's art of the 1460s and, what is more, it is linked with the King George of Poděbrady himself. The work as such and the setting of the reliefs show the low artistic standard of the sculptor who belonged to the town's stone - masons' workshops. The relief over the small gate for pedestrians carries a helmet set with a jewel and four coats-of-arms-those of Bohemia, Moravia , Upper Lusatia and Poděbrady – and an inscription: "This tower

572-627: Is testament, he had named Vilém as the guardian of his two children. In this capacity, Vilém took up the regency of Lipá's extensive estates around Moravský Krumlov . He moved his residence to Krumlov, which was also closer to the Hungarian royal court in Budapest . Although Vilém had already been married for several years, all his children would be born in Krumlov. Vilém soon arranged marriages for Lípa's children. According to an agreement made in 1484, Barbora Lípa

616-631: The Drslavic family to build up a castle which they named after their original family settlement in the Plzeň area. For a short span of time in the 14th century the Litice castle was owned by two Luxembourg rulers successively, John of Bohemia and Charles IV . In 1371 Boček of Kunštát , a Moravian noble, came with his family to settle at the castle. One branch of the family became naturalized in Bohemia through marriage and

660-562: The Hussite Wars , rife with internal conflicts between alliances of the aristocrats fighting for power in the Kingdom of Bohemia, one of the strongest being the Utraquist party of George of Poděbrady, called for essential measures to safeguard this important castle. The reign of George of Poděbrady from 1458 brought peace and quiet to Bohemia for a short time. This was interrupted in the mid 1460s by

704-923: The Truman administration in 1946 it is now privately owned and no longer has any connection with the US Federal Government Annual events include: The Lititz Public Library is a member of the Library System of Lancaster County . Lititz, along with Elizabeth and Warwick townships and part of Penn Township, is located in the Warwick School District . Schools located in Lititz include: Pennsylvania Routes 772 (West Orange and East Main streets) and 501 (Broad Street) run through Lititz. The Reading and Columbia Railroad operated passenger service through downtown Lititz until 1952. Norfolk Southern continues to operate freight service to Lancaster, while

748-479: The Bohemian King George of Poděbrady . After George's death in 1471, they stood politically on the side of the newly elected king Vladislav II In 1472, they vouched for by George of Poděbrady's son Victor of Münsterberg-Oels , who was to be bought free from being held captive by the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus for 100 000 ducats . That same year they received from King Vladislav II more rights over

792-474: The House of Kostka of Postupice . Vilém also carried out investments and improvements on the estates he inherited from his father. In Lipník nad Bečvou , he laid out suburbs and expanded the town's fortifications. He also built a waterworks, which functions to this day. In Přerov , he built the upper town on an elliptical outline around the castle. In 1498, he combined the upper and lower town. In 1515, Vilém donated

836-447: The Lords of Lipá. This brought him info contact with the royal court at Prague, with whom he had not had any contact since 1472. In 1487, he transferred, with permission of both Kings involved, the office of High Treasurer of Moravia to his younger brother Vratislav. After the death of Matthias Corvinus in 1490, King Vladislaus II appointed Vilém II of Pernštejn to his Lord Chamberlain. In

880-611: The Lordship of Pardubice in 1491. He remodeled Pardubice Castle in the late Gothic style and moved in. During his reign, Pardubice experienced an economic boom, encouraged by trade, commerce, agriculture and mining. In 1516 he acquired the East Bohemian Lordship of Nový Bydžov , which he enlarged by the acquisition of other villages. In the East Bohemian villages in his domain, he created more than 200 ponds, where fish farming

924-573: The Lordship of Meziříčí from his father in law, Jan of Lomnice. When Jan died in 1478 (or 1480), Vratislav inherited his share of the inheritance. The youngest brother, Jimram, died in 1481 or 1482 and Vilém inherited his share. The Bohemian-Hungarian war ended in 1479 with the Treaty of Olomouc . In 1480, Vilém campaigned to have the entries in the Moravian Landtafel written in Czech rather than Latin. In 1482, Vilém's confidant Pertold of Lipá died. In

SECTION 20

#1732858160013

968-558: The Viennese court of the two years younger Ladislaus Posthumus , a member of the Habsburg family, to whose entourage he belonged. Together with Ladislaus and his guardian Frederick III and other Bohemian and Moravian nobles, he traveled to Italy in 1451. In 1452 he was in Rome at the wedding of Frederick III with Eleanor of Portugal . Like his father and his older brother Zikmund , Vilém supported

1012-404: The average family size was 2.91. In Lititz, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough

1056-628: The cease-fire of Breslau of 1474, Corvinus appointed Vilém High Treasurer of Moravia. Vilém's father died in 1475. His possessions were inherited by Vilém and his brothers Jan (d. 1478 or 1480), Vratislav I (d. 1496) and Jimram (d. 1481 or 1482). As his brothers were still minors, Vilém took up guardianship and overall management of the possessions. Eliška of Boskovice, the widow of his elder brother Sigmund, and her daughters, only inherited money. Vilém acquired extensive estates in Bohemia through his marriage with Johanka of Liblice; he sold these shortly after

1100-733: The convents in Oslavany and Tišnov . Vilém and his father were, however, unable to buy the freedom of his brother Sigmund, who was also held captive by Matthias Corvinus since 1470. Matthias Corvinus did not ask a ransom for Sigmund's release; instead he asked Vilém to defect to Matthias's side and support his military plans. Vilém signed an agreement to this effect, in order to obtain the Sigmund's release, on 14 November 1472 in Sopron . The agreement had been drafted by John Filipec , who later became Bishop of Olomouc. He probably agreed to convert to Catholicism at

1144-424: The dying tradition of the 14th century can still be traced. This tradition was in conception and architecture practically outdated by 1450. The external system of fortifications, mostly still preserved, surprisingly shows the partial use of artillery when defending the castle. This was due, on the one hand, to the favourable layout of the terrain which reduced the need for elaborate fortifications and cannon bastions to

1188-716: The line between Lititz and Ephrata has been converted into a rail trail . A replica of the Lititz Depot was constructed at its former location in Lititz Springs Park in 1999, along with a small museum in a Reading caboose . Bus service in Lititz is provided by Red Rose Transit Route 10, the successor of the Conestoga Traction Company trolley line to Lancaster along the Lititz Pike. A sister city relationship between Lititz and Kunvald ( Czech Republic )

1232-450: The lordship of Potštejn with Litice Castle and several villages from Duke Henry the Elder of Münsterberg . In Moravia, he acquired Hranice na Moravě in 1499, Tovačov and Kralice na Hané in 1503, Židlochovice in 1508 and Kunštát in 1520. He also acquired the East Bohemian dominions of Lanškroun and Lanšperk Castle by marrying his two sons Jan IV and Vojtěch I to two daughters from

1276-411: The palace, which can be approached from the courtyard over the drawbridge which takes you to the first floor, were illuminated by tall windows with window seats. The residential rooms on the second floor had windows facing the outside of the castle as well. The most notable architecture at Litice is the tower. Its higher artistic value is evident from the remarkable portals giving access from the palace and

1320-406: The population. There were 3,732 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and

1364-476: The purchase of the Poděbrady and Pardubice estates. The appearance of the oldest gothic castle was lost under the extensive construction work launched in 1450 by George of Poděbrady , later King of Bohemia . The former gothic likeness can be distinguished only in the two-palace core of the castle, resembling similar architecture applied in the 14th century at Helfenberk and Menstein. The turbulent times following

Litice Castle - Misplaced Pages Continue

1408-580: The same timet. Around New Year 1473, Vilém's army occupied the towns of Kolín and Nymburk . In the summer he fought for Corvinus in Austria and Poland, where he was taken prisoner. Vilém resided in Velké Meziříčí until 1473, and called himself Vilém of Pernštejn and Meziříčí. In 1474 he acquired the Castle and Lordship of Helfštýn . From 1474 until his death, he called himself Vilém of Pernštejn and Helfštejn. After

1452-558: The same year, Vladilav pledged him the lands of the Monastery of Třebíč , the Castle and Lordship of Hluboká nad Vltavou and in 1491, Kunětická hora Castle in East Bohemia, and the surrounding villages, which had belonged to the Monastery at Opatovice , which had perished in the Hussite Wars . Vilém expanded the castle generously, however, he nerver resided there. Presumably in order to round his eastern Bohemian possessions he acquired

1496-455: The same year, his younger brother Vartislav died without heirs. Vilém inherited Vartislav's share of Pernštejn, but also Prostějov and castle and lordship of Plumlov , which Vartislav had received from his mother-in-law Johanna of Krawarn after his wife Ludmila of Kunštát had died in 1493. This again increased Vilém's East Bohemian possessions considerably. Around this time, he also acquired Rychnov nad Kněžnou and he purchased Častolovice and

1540-482: The structure and to restore the palace and its foundations. 50°05′09″N 16°21′06″E  /  50.08583°N 16.35167°E  / 50.08583; 16.35167 Lititz, Pennsylvania Lititz / ˈ l ɪ t ɪ t s / is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , United States, 9 miles (14 km) north of Lancaster . As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 9,370. Lititz

1584-408: The vaulting at the different floor levels. The estate, heavily in debt, was purchased from the sons of George of Poděbrady by Vilém II of Pernštejn who linked it to nearby Potštejn to where he transferred the administrative centre. The importance of the castle started to decline and, because subsequent owners did not pay due attention to its upkeep either, it slowly fell into ruin. From 1562 Litice

1628-548: The wedding. His father's inheritance was divided in 1478, when his brothers Jan and Vratislav came of age. Jan and Vratislav jointly received Pernštejn Castle and some of the surrounding villages. Vilém kept Zubštejn Castle and the remaining villages in the Pernštejn area for himself and his youngest brother Emmeran, who was still a minor. The elder brothers also inherited the debt their father had left behind, for which Vilém had vouched. He had bought, and paid, on behalf of his father,

1672-552: Was $ 40,417, and the median income for a family was $ 52,028. Males had a median income of $ 36,126 versus $ 25,997 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 20,601. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. Lititz-based Woodstream manufactures mousetraps under the Victor brand name. Mousetraps have been produced in Lititz since 1899. Sensenich Propeller , founded in 1932,

1716-415: Was built during the reign of His Royal Highness King George of Bohemia and Margrave of Moravia in 1468." The text dates the completion of the gate and most likely of the whole Poděbrady era of reconstruction. The figural reliefs on the left side of the gate represent George of Poděbrady with a ribbon across his chest, a human mask in the bottom part and in a niche above the king a figure of a builder carrying

1760-491: Was established on June 11, 2006, during the celebration of the 250th anniversary naming of Lititz. The ceremony took place in Lititz Springs Park. Their Pennsylvania sister city is Emmaus in Lehigh County . Official website Vil%C3%A9m II of Pern%C5%A1tejn Vilém II of Pernštejn ( German : Wilhelm II. von Pernstein or Wilhelm II. von Bernstein , Czech : Vilém II. z Pernštejna or Vilém z Pernštejna

1804-476: Was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named by a German form of name of the Litice Castle in Bohemia (the present-day Czech Republic ) – in this estate the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church (of which the Moravians were successors) was founded in 1457. Lititz was one of four leading Moravian communities in Pennsylvania, the other three being Bethlehem , Emmaus , and Nazareth . For

Litice Castle - Misplaced Pages Continue

1848-490: Was owned by the lords of Bubna of Litice . The 19th century witnessed the rapid disintegration of some of the castle structures. Repair work in the years 1890 to 1894 and then in the 1920s and 1930s stabilized the southern palace and the tower which then received its present gallery and roofing. The condition of the whole building further deteriorated in subsequent decades until the new owner, the State, instituted measures to stabilize

1892-509: Was practiced. This changed the area into one of Bohemia's most productive farming areas. Since he now held office mainly in Prague, Vienna and Pardubice, his family headquarters at Pernštejn Castle lost its importance. In 1491, he also acquired the Lordship of Bohdaneč and in 1495 Nové Město na Moravě . In 1496, he handed the Lípa family possessions to his ward Jindřich of Lipá, who had come of age. In

1936-440: Was to marry Wolfgang of Liechtenstein , a son of Christopher of Liechtenstein. Vilém's daughter Bohunka, who was only born in 1485, was to marry Jindřich of Lipá, who was also under Vilém's guardianship. Already in 1483, Vilém had arranged a marriage between Eliška of Kravaře, Lípa's widow, and Peter IV of Rosenberg . As part of the guardianship, Vilém had become High Marshall of the Kingdom of Bohemia, an office held hereditarily by

#12987