Humpolec | |
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Town | |
) Upper Square | |
) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
)  Humpolec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′30″N 15°21′26″E / 49.54167°N 15.35722°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Pelhřimov |
| First mentioned | 1178 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karel Kratochvíl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.49 km2 (19.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 10,970 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 396 01 |
| Website | www |
Humpolec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦumpolɛts]; German: Humpoletz)[2] is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It is situated roughly halfway between Prague and Brno, on the northwestern edge of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
History
Humpolec was first mentioned in 1178. In the 13th–15th century it was s silver mining town. Humpolec became known for cloth production from the 17th century, which reached its peak in the 19th century.[2][3]
Notable people
- Aleš Hrdlička (1869–1943), Czech-American anthropologist
- Josef Stránský (1872–1936), composer and conductor of the New York Philharmonic
- Jaroslav Augusta (1878–1970), painter
- Jan Zábrana (1931–1984), writer and translator; lived here as a child
- Ivan Martin Jirous (1944–2011), poet, underground writer and dissident
- Joseph Drapell (born 1940), Czech-Canadian painter
- Dusan Kadlec (1942–2018), Czech-Canadian painter
- David Holoubek (born 1980), football manager
- Jan Kopic (born 1990), football player
Twin towns – sister cities
Humpolec is twinned with:[4]
Námestovo, Slovakia
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ a b Humpoletz, article in: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4. Aufl. 1888–1890
- ^ History of Humpolec
- ^ "Radniční listy červen 2019". mesto-humpolec.cz (in Czech). Město Humpolec. June 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
External links
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