Třešť (ˈtr̝̊ɛʃc; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region

Vysocina Region

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 of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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, which was founded around the turn of the 13th century. It has around 6,000 inhabitants.

Economist Joseph Schumpeter

Joseph Schumpeter

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 was born there in 1883. Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka

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 visited his uncle in Triesch, who was the subject of Kafka's story "A Country Doctor". Some also believe that the Triesch castle was the inspiration behind Kafka's novel The Castle.

External links

• Municipal website (cz, en, de)
• Triesch in the Jewish Encyclopedia
  Jewish Encyclopedia
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