Slatiňany ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈslacɪɲanɪ] ) is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 4,200 inhabitants.
21-473: The villages of Kochánovice, Kunčí, Škrovád and Trpišov are administrative parts of Slatiňany. The name is derived from the words slatina ('marsh') and slatiňan (a person living near a marsh). Slatiňany is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Chrudim and 12 km (7 mi) south of Pardubice . The eastern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the Svitavy Uplands ,
42-461: A 16 ha (40-acre) large English park . It was originally a neo-Gothic fortress, rebuilt into a Renaissance castle. During the rule of the Auersperg family after 1746, the castle became the administrative centre of the estate and was converted into a comfortable summer residence with a park. The castle and park create a very valuable set of monuments, protected as a national cultural monument . Among
63-619: A route from Prague to Moravia . From 1307, it became a dowry town , administered by Bohemian Queens. At the beginning of the Hussite Wars , Chrudim sided with the anti-Catholic side and the German-speaking population left the town. Since then, Chrudim has been an almost exclusively Czech territory by nationality. The town was in opposition to the ruling Habsburgs during the failed Estates Revolt in 1547 and Bohemian Revolt in 1618–1620, which always had serious consequences for it. Chrudim
84-635: Is Arriva autobusy a.s. with more than 1,000 employees, focused on urban and suburban passenger transport. The town is situated at the crossroads of two main roads: the I/17 (connecting Čáslav with the D35 motorway ) and the I/37 (connecting Hradec Králové and Pardubice with Žďár nad Sázavou the D1 motorway ). Chrudim is located on the railway lines Pardubice– Havlíčkův Brod and Chrudim– Moravany . There are four train stations in
105-510: Is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Pardubice . It lies mostly in the Svitavy Uplands . The highest point is the hill Podhůra at 356 m (1,168 ft) above sea level. This hill is situated in the southern tip of the municipal territory, which extends into the Iron Mountains and the eponymous protected landscape area. The Chrudimka River flows through the town. The oldest archeological findings which provide first signs of
126-664: The Czech National Football League . Until 1970, there was a motorcycle speedway track in the town. The site hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1954, 1955 and 1961. The main landmark of Chrudim is the Church of Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the town square. The originally Gothic building was founded before 1349 on the site of a castle. After it
147-460: The Czech Republic . It has about 23,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest town of the region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . Chrudim is made up of the town parts of Chrudim I–IV and the villages of Medlešice, Topol, Vestec and Vlčnov. The name was derived from the personal name Chrudim, meaning "Chrudim's (castle)". Chrudim
168-695: The Moravian Church ). A direct reason for the Prague uprising of the Estates was the attempt of Ferdinand I to provide military and financial support to his brother Emperor Charles V in his war with the Protestant Schmalkaldic League of German principalities. In December 1546, King Ferdinand I tried to obtain the consent of the General Sejm to allocate funds to finance the imperial troops, but received
189-712: The Revolt of the Comuneros in Spain (1520–1522) and the Revolt of Ghent in Flanders (1539–1540). The uprising was triggered by the absolutist policies of King Ferdinand I of Habsburg , aimed at reducing the political influence of the privileged estates and the recatolization of the lands of the Bohemian Crown . In the 1520s the religious situation in Bohemia was complex. Its German population
210-592: The Emperor and while many had supported him in his wars, they became increasingly confrontational during this decade. Some of them even went to war against the Empire, and many Bohemian (German or Czech) Protestants or Utraquists sympathized with them. The most active supporters of the uprising were the citizens of Prague , as well as the nobles who belonged to the community of the Unitas fratrum , or Bohemian Brethren (predecessors of
231-476: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, it became an industrial centre with sugar factory, distillery and fertilizer factory. In 1971, it was promoted to a town. The I/37 road, which connects Hradec Králové and Pardubice with the D1 motorway , passes next to the town. Slatiňany is located on the railway lines Pardubice– Havlíčkův Brod and Pardubice– Skuteč . The main landmark is the Slatiňany Castle with
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#1732868923816252-778: The middle of the square there is the Baroque richly decorated sculptural column of the Transfiguration. One of the architectural symbols of the town is the Renaissance Mydlářovský House, typical with arcades and oriental-looking triple tower. Today it houses the Museum of Puppetry Culture . A significant sight is also the Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque building of the Chrudim Regional Museum . The historic centre
273-470: The most valuable elements are the Baroque and Romantic interiors and the castle stud farm, built in 1894–1898. This former stud farm now houses the museum of Kladruber . The park is also decorated with Kočičí hrádek , which is 1:5 scale miniature of a castle. Slatiňany is twinned with: Chrudim Chrudim ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈxruɟɪm] ) is a town in the Pardubice Region of
294-439: The settlement in this area date back to the 5th millennium BC. Various cultures succeeded one on another in the territory of today's town of Chrudim and its vicinity. Since the 7th–8th century, the area is inhabited by Slavs . The first written mention of Chrudim is from 1055, when Duke Bretislav I died here according to Chronica Boemorum . The royal town of Chrudim was founded in 1276 by King Ottokar II for its location on
315-638: The town regained economic significance. Until 1918, the town was part of Austria-Hungary , head of the Chrudim District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia . There are no major industrial companies in Chrudim. A middle-sized company based in the town is BASF Stavební hmoty Česká republika, part of the BASF conglomerate producing building materials. The largest employer with its headquarters in Chrudim
336-481: The town's territory: Chrudim , Chrudim město , Chrudim zastávka and Medlešice . South of the town is a public domestic airport. it was founded in 1937 Chrudim is known for the Loutkářská Chrudim Festival. The festival was established in 1951 and is the oldest continuous festival of puppetry in the world. Chrudim is home to the professional football club MFK Chrudim . Since 2018, it plays in
357-486: The western part lies in the Iron Mountains . The highest point is the hill Hůra at 392 m (1,286 ft) above sea level. The Chrudimka River flows through the town. The first written mention of Slatiňany is from 1294. A wooden Gothic fortress on a promontory above the Chrudimka was documented in 1371. In the 19th century, during the rule of the noble Auersperg family, the village of Slatiňany economically developed. In
378-461: Was also severely affected by the Thirty Years' War , during which the evangelical population left as a result of re-Catholicization. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Chrudim lost partly lost its economical and administrative importance, but it has become important educational and cultural centre, which led to its gain of the nickname "Athens of Eastern Bohemia". In 1871, the railway was built and
399-595: Was composed of Catholics and Lutherans. Some Czechs were receptive to Lutheranism, but most of them adhered to Utraquist Hussitism , while a minority of them adhered to Roman Catholicism . A significant number of Utraquists favoured an alliance with the Protestants. At first, Ferdinand accepted this situation and he gave considerable freedom to the Bohemian estates. In the 1540s, the situation changed. In Germany, while most Protestant princes had hitherto favored negotiation with
420-523: Was damaged by several fires, it was reconstructed to its current Neo-Gothic form in 1857. Another notable churches with Gothic bases are Church of Saint Catherine, Church of Saint Michael, and Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Resselovo Square is the main square of the historic centre. It is lined with preserved burgher houses and includes the originally Renaissance town hall with Baroque façade. In
441-632: Was delimited by the town walls. Most of the walls, including several bastions, have been preserved. Chrudim is twinned with: The Estates Revolt in Bohemia in 1547 The Estates Revolt ( Czech : Stavovský odboj roku 1547 ) was the first anti- Habsburg uprising of the Czech estates , which took place in Prague in January–July 1547, and the third uprising of the estates in the Habsburg Empire after
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