Hrdějovice
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Hrdějovice is a village and municipality (obec
) in České Budějovice District
in the South Bohemian Region
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 8.82 square kilometres (3.4 sq mi), and has a population of 1,585 (as at 31 December 2007).
Hrdějovice lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of České Budějovice
and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague
.
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...
) in České Budějovice District
Ceské Budejovice District
České Budějovice District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is České Budějovice.- Complete list of municipalities :Adamov -Bečice -Borek -Borovany -Borovnice -Boršov nad Vltavou -Bošilec -...
in the South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia...
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 8.82 square kilometres (3.4 sq mi), and has a population of 1,585 (as at 31 December 2007).
Hrdějovice lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of České Budějovice
Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...
and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
Places of interest
- BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
Virgin Mary Chapel in the village green from the mid-18th century, rebuilt in 1876 - Pilgrimage chapel in Těšín, part of the village, with a healing well
- Small chapel at the corssroads of Hlubocká and Těšínská streets
- Former china-clay mine Orty, a natural monument, north of the village
- Opatovice part of the municipality, with historical village green cottages
- Memorial to those killed in Great WarWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- Rustic Baroque style houses
- Memorial to remember the tragic air crash of 18th July 1924, nowadays situated west of the village at the railway linetowards Pilsen not far from České Vrbné, part of České BudějoviceCeské BudejoviceČeské Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...