Počátky

Počátky (German: Potschatek) is a town in the Czech Republic. It is situated on both sides of the historical Bohemian-Moravian border, in the Pelhřimov district in the Vysočina Region. There live approximately 2,600 inhabitants. The historical center of the town was declared an urban conservation area.[1]

Počátky
Town
Saint John the Baptist Church
Flag
Coat of arms
Počátky
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′47″N 15°14′33″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
MunicipalityPočátky
First mentioned1285
Government
 • MayorKarel Štefl
Area
 • Total30.83 km2 (11.90 sq mi)
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total2,649
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
394 64
Websitewww.pocatky.cz

History

A silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius was found in the village. The Želiv Trail (connecting Želiv Monastery with Austria via the nearby hill Strážný), which was mentioned in 1178, also passed through the surroundings.

In the 13th century, the area of today's Počátky was owned by nobility the Vítkovci, whose territory began under the Lísek hill. After the division of the border forest, called "Principality", they started to build settlements under Lískov, it was at the beginning of Bohemia, but also at the beginning of the waters, because there is also a watershed between the North and Black Seas. And at the beginning of the settlement there were certainly the beginnings, from which you can also explain the name Počátky. In the old papers and maps appear the name Počzaken, Potschaken, Počzatek, Potschatek.

In 1273 the priest Předboř was mentioned here, so this time the church was already standing here. The first written mention of the village comes from the end of the 13th century (qui apud Pochatek, in domini ducis Austrie). This mention is in Tobiáš of Bechyně's List, in which Počátky is mentioned among the places that were devastated in the fighting between King Wenceslas II. and followers of Záviš of Falkenštejn from the Vítkovec family. Some sources say that the beginnings belonged to the Benešovice family, when in 1303 Vítek of Švábenice donated his origins to his wife Brecht (or Perchta of Krumlov, later from Kralovany, probably the sister of Záviš of Falkenštejn) to Moravany near Brno (testified by Dobeš from Bechyně and Vítkovec Jindřich of Rožmberk and Oldřich of Hradec, mentioned Vítek of Loučky).

In 1359 the earliest mention of the parish church in Počátky comes from, at that time there was the 20th priest Mikuláš, who came from Dačice.

In 1368 Charles IV. The beginnings of the highest burgrave - Count Jan of Hardek and in 1389 it was bought by the Lords of Hradec. In the same year, the town received the emblem of its lordship, the Lords of Hradec, a golden five-petalled rose in a blue field. The name of the city has been pluralized since 1654 (Early). Thus, it denotes a multiplicity (female gender, such as Bohemia), because it is the area in which the beginnings of flows (similarly Roztoky). In 1698 Počátky was given a better town coat of arms, which connected the coat of arms of the Lords of Hradec with the Šternberk coat of arms. The new coat of arms is a Gothic shield of blue, split in the middle with a gold rod. In the right field there is the eight-pointed golden star of Sternberg and the golden letters of A.W. (i.e. Adolf Wratislav - then owner of the town); in the left field there is a golden five-petalled rose of the Hradec family and the letters A. L. (Anna Lucie - née Slavatová, got Počátky as a dowry, wife of Adolf Wratislav). The shield is adorned by the Count's crown, which is held by two taking off angels. Since February 1, 1994, the village has been using a flag based on emblem motifs.

The beginnings were the town of a serf, or feudal, or chess, i.e. under protection. The lord was their lord, set them up with administration, took salaries (taxes) from the city, protected the townspeople and their crafts and granted them rights. A district court was established here in 1850 and František Sedláček, the father of the historian August Sedláček, who went to school here (since 2250, was set up in No. 22). On January 1, 1884, the hospital was handed over to its task when it was declared a general public hospital by min. interior.

Some of the scenes of the film Postřižiny (1980), The Ride (1994), When Grandpa Loved Rita Hayworth (2001) and the TV series Visitors (1983). According to the name of the town, the asteroid No. 14974 Počátky was named by its discoverer and Miloš Tichý, a native of Počátky.[2]

Mayors

1990–1994 Ing. Jan Třebický

1994–2002 Ing. František Peroutka

2002–2006 Ing. Jan Třebický

2006–2010 Ing. Marie Hrnčířová

since 2010 Mgr. Karel Štefl[3]

Parts of town

The city is divided into 6 cadastral territories (at the same time parts and ZSJ), which are:

Počátky

Heřmaneč u Počátek (part Heřmaneč)

Horní Vilímeč

Léskovec

Prostý

Vesce u Počátek (part of Vesec)

South of the town there is the border between Bohemia and Moravia. Bohemian part includes Heřmaneč, Léskovec and Počátky with the exception of agro-forest lands in the south, The Moravian part consists from Prostý, Vesce and the bigger part of Horní Vilímeč.[4]

Education facilities

Mateřská škola Počátky - kindergarten/preschool for children from 3 years.

Otokar Březina Elementary School Počátky (9 grades, children from 6 till 15 years.)

Výchovný ústav, dětský domov se školou, střední škola, základní škola a školní jídelna Počátky - Educational institute for girls with behavioral problems, children's home with school, high school, primary school and school canteen

Museums

Well-known personalities

Otokar Březina (13 September 1868, Počátky – 25 March 1929). He was poet and essayist, considered the greatest of Czech symbolists.

Tomáš Pešina z Čechorodu

Vítězslav Novák

Tourism

Sightseeing[5]

Church of Corpus Christi

Originally a Gothic Baroque church rebuilt in the Baroque style St.John the Baptist church with an accessible tower. First historical mentioned around 1273 (Priboř priest) in a non-preserved source.

Church of St. Catherine

St. Anne's Chapel at the building of a former Hospital

Statue of the Virgin Mary on Straznicky Hill

Column with the statue of the Virgin Mary on Marian Square

Fountain on Palacký Square with sculpture of st. John of Nepomuk

Town Hall on Palacky Square

Parish house

Post office

Along the road from Počátky to Kališť, the longest larch alley in the Czech Republic is planted. It was founded in the early 20th century and comprises 280 trees.[6]

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Culture

In 2011, the former cinema building was reconstructed, which was rebuilt with the support of funds from the European Union into a multifunctional complex, which houses a city library, a hall used as a cinema or a theater, a gallery, a meeting place for volunteer associations and an city information center.[7]

There are two associations of amateur actors Ochotnický soubor J. K.Tyl and Divadlení spolek AJeTo!, which perform several times a year in Počátky and near surroundings.

Leisure time

Brass band Awal 3

Brass Band Počátecká dechovka

Maternity Center Lvíček

Board games club Klub deskových her Počátky

Czech dishing union

Football club TJ Spartak Počátky

Czech union of women

Czech union of breeders

Volunteer firefighters corps Sbor dobrovolných hasičů Počátky.

All cultural and social events are regularly filmed and published on YouTube channe l of Mr Preisinger.

International relationships

The city of Počátky has two twin towns.

Konolfingen in Switzerland.

Lokca in Slovakia.

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References
  1. "Počátky", Wikipedie (in Czech), 2019-03-09, retrieved 2019-06-13
  2. "Počátky", Wikipedie (in Czech), 2019-03-09, retrieved 2019-06-13
  3. "Počátky", Wikipedie (in Czech), 2019-03-09, retrieved 2019-06-13
  4. "Počátky", Wikipedie (in Czech), 2019-03-09, retrieved 2019-06-13
  5. "Akce a kultura - Počátky". Informuji.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  6. "Nejdelší modřínová alej v Česku vede z Počátek do Kališť. Podél roste 280 stromů". Regiony (in Czech). 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  7. Pertl, Martin. "Rekonstrukce kina Počátky". www.stavbavysociny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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