Herálec (Havlíčkův Brod District)
Herálec | |
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| Coordinates: 49°31′51″N 15°27′26″E / 49.53083°N 15.45722°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Havlíčkův Brod |
| First mentioned | 1280 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.67 km2 (11.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,158 |
| • Density | 40.39/km2 (104.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 582 55 |
| Website | www |
Herálec is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Herálec consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Herálec (646)
- Dubí (68)
- Kamenice (133)
- Koječín (66)
- Mikulášov (21)
- Pavlov u Herálce (81)
- Zdislavice (64)
Etymology
The name Herálec is derived from the personal name Herhart. The village was initially name Herharc, meaning "Herhart's (court)".[3]
Geography
Herálec is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 653 m (2,142 ft) above sea level. The territory is rich in small fishponds.
History
The first written mention of Herálec is from 1280.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the municipal territory.
Herálec is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Humpolec.[7]
Sights
The most important monument is the Herálec Castle. The originally Renaissance castle was built in 1601 on the site of an old medieval fortress. It was modified several times. Today it serves as a hotel. The castle is surrounded by an English park.[8]
Among the main landmarks of Herálec is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It is a pseudo-Gothic church without historical value.
In Herálec is a valuable cemetery, which includes six tombstones from the times of the Napoleonic Wars.[9]
A notable technical monument is the Baroque granary, which dates from 1726. Today the building is unused and dilapidated.[10]
Notable people
- Adolf Kosárek (1830–1859), landscape painter
- Jan Zábrana (1931–1984), writer and translator
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 611.
- ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Herálec. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Station details Herálec". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "Hřbitov" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "Sýpka" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
External links
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- Villages in Havlíčkův Brod District