Husinec (Prachatice District)
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Husinec is a town 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
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. It has around 1,350 inhabitants.
It is said to be the birth place of Czech philosopher, reformer Jan Hus
Jan Hus
Jan Hus , often referred to in English as John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague...

.

History

In 942, subjects
Common People
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 of the Fürsten
Fürst
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 of Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia explored the area of Husinec for gold. The first written record dates from 1291 when Heinrich Vok von Borek und Husinec (Jindřich Vok z Borku a Husince) declared his rights to the area at the District Court. In 1359, the village became a city.

In the 14th Century a castle was built whose ruins exist today. In 1390, the Hus Castle was taken by Sigismund von Huller und Orlik (Sigmund Huller z Orlíka), a supporter of King Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
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 and eventually state treasurer and King's advisor. Caught falsifying documents, however, he was beheaded. The castle was left for his brother Andreas, who a short time later sold it to the Knights of Mikuláš of Hus
Mikuláš of Hus
Mikuláš of Hus was a Bohemian politician and leading representative of the Hussite movement. He died unexpectedly on 24 December 1420, leaving the position of first captain of the Taborites open to Jan Žižka....

. This castle, in 1419, hosted a meeting of Mikuláš's supporters who were preparing for the overthrow of King Wenceslaus. The coup did not take place. In 1420, Mikuláš fell off his horse and died.

The abandoned castle was taken and plundered by the robber baron
Robber baron
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 Habart z Hrádku, or Lopata z Budějovic, known as "The merchant of the Golden Trail". On September 8th 1441, landowners from surrounding towns joined together to attack and burn the castle. In 1455, the Knight Smílek ze Lnář sold his allegiance to Ulrich II of Rosenberg bringing Husinec under the rule of Winterberg.

The economy of Husinec was dependent up the trade produced by the Golden Trail trade route. Goods transported on the route included, primarily, salt, expensive clothes, wine, seafood, tropical fruits, spices, iron and weapons.

In 1601, the House of Kolowrat bought the town followed by Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg
Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg
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 in 1630. After the Battle of White Mountain
Battle of White Mountain
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 many residents of Husinec, who were followers of the reformer Jan Hus
Jan Hus
Jan Hus , often referred to in English as John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague...

 and his teachings, emigrated abroad.

From 1655 to 1848 Husinec fell under the control of the House of Schwarzenberg
House of Schwarzenberg
-History:The family was first mentioned in 1172. A branch of the Seinsheim family was created when Erkinger I of Seinsheim acquired the Franconian barony of Schwarzenberg, the castle Schwarzenberg and the title Baron of Schwarzenberg, in 1405–21. At this time, they also possessed some fiefdoms in...

. At that time the village contained about 1173 inhabitants but the population increased to 1731 in 1886, 1189 in 1931 and 1800 in 1938. In 1945, Husinec was liberated by the U.S. Army. Since 12 April 2007 Husinec a city.

Landmarks

  • Birthplace of the reformer Jan Hus (Czech cultural monument)
  • Family home and studio of artist Josef Krejza
  • Church of the collection of the Holy Cross
  • Church of St. Cyril and Methodius
  • Monuments of Saint Nepomuk and Jan Hus

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Jan Hus (c. 1364-1376, † 1415), reformer
  • Cyril Chramosta (born March 6, 1908; † 3 December 1990), painter
  • Josef Krejsa (born March 14, 1896, † 21 April 1941), artist
  • Václav Hraba (born 17 May 1938), graphic artist
  • Václav Kuneš (born November 10, 1949), artist

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