Louňovice pod Blaníkem ( German : Launiowitz ) is a market town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 700 inhabitants.
4-952: Petr Borkovec (April 17, 1970, Louňovice pod Blaníkem ) is a Czech poet, translator and journalist. He studied Czech language and literature at the Philosophical Faculty of the Charles University but did not finish his studies. His poems have been translated into almost all European languages. His books have been published in Austria and in Italy . Borkovec translates mostly 20th-century Russian poetry. His translations of poems by authors such as Zinaida Gippius , Georgy Ivanov , Joseph Brodsky were published in magazines. Lou%C5%88ovice pod Blan%C3%ADkem The villages of Býkovice, Mrkvová Lhota, Rejkovice and Světlá are administrative parts of Louňovice pod Blaníkem. Louňovice pod Blaníkem
8-466: Is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Benešov and 52 km (32 mi) southeast of Prague . It lies in the Vlašim Uplands . The highest point is the mountain of Velký Blaník at 638 m (2,093 ft) above sea level, notable as the object of one of the most popular national legends . The Blanice River flows through the municipal territory. The entire territory lies within
12-518: The 20th century, Louňovice was owned by the archbishopric of Prague . There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The Louňovice pod Blaníkem Castle is located on the town square. The former fortress was extended into the current castle in 1652. Today it houses the tourist infocentre and a museum. The second landmark of Louňovice pod Blaníkem is the Church of the Assumption of
16-539: The Blaník Protected Landscape Area. The first written mention of Louňovice is from 1149, when there was founded a women's Premonstratensian monastery. In 1420, the monastery was burned down by the Hussites . From 1436 to 1547, Louňovice was property of the town of Tábor . The then-owner of Louňovice Oldřich Skuhrovský had built a Renassaince fortress in the second half of the 16th century. From 1672 until
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