Blovice
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Blovice (ˈblovɪtsɛ; ) is a town in the Pilsen Region of the Czech Republic
. It lies on the River Úslava, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the South-East from the regional capital of Pilsen.
Blovice is also a Municipality with Extended Competence and a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.
river valley in the rich southern Bohemia region. It is also the focal point of the Township Union Úslava http://web.archive.org/web/20070514150334/http://www.municipal.cz/uslava, a union of 15 municipalities located in the immediate area of Blovice. It is a city rich with history, culture, architecture, influential residents and prominent personalities, as well as ample recreational opportunities.
. The first written word of Blovice is from the year 1284, when a reference was made to the Blovice market associated with the Nepomuk
citadel
. According to this note, king Vaclav II declares that thieves caught in the municipality be tried in court Blovice or the high court Nepomuk, rather than sent to the high court in Prague
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According to written history, Blovice was granted town status in the latter half of the 14th century. Around year 1420, the city was walled to protect from attackers. At this time, the area was ruled by the house Schwanberger. After the death of Bohuslav de Schwanberger, the house of Jaroslav from Javor began its rule of the Blovice province. Beginning with about 1534, King Vilem (Wilhelm) of Netunice invaded the city, driving out the descendants of Jaroslav from Javor.
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 lies on the River Úslava, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the South-East from the regional capital of Pilsen.
Blovice is also a Municipality with Extended Competence and a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.
Geography
The town is a natural, cultural, geographical and historical centre of the ÚslavaÚslava
Úslava is a river in the Czech Republic. It originates as Bradlava near the village of Číhaň. It runs through the following municipalities: Plánice , Žinkovy, Nepomuk, Blovice, Šťáhlavy, Starý Plzenec, Plzeň....
river valley in the rich southern Bohemia region. It is also the focal point of the Township Union Úslava http://web.archive.org/web/20070514150334/http://www.municipal.cz/uslava, a union of 15 municipalities located in the immediate area of Blovice. It is a city rich with history, culture, architecture, influential residents and prominent personalities, as well as ample recreational opportunities.
History
The oldest historical discoveries date back to the early Stone AgeStone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
. The first written word of Blovice is from the year 1284, when a reference was made to the Blovice market associated with the Nepomuk
Nepomuk
Nepomuk is a town in the Pilsen Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Mihovka River, some to the south-southwest from the region capital of Pilsen....
citadel
Citadel
A citadel is a fortress for protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle. The term derives from the same Latin root as the word "city", civis, meaning citizen....
. According to this note, king Vaclav II declares that thieves caught in the municipality be tried in court Blovice or the high court Nepomuk, rather than sent to the high court in 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...
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According to written history, Blovice was granted town status in the latter half of the 14th century. Around year 1420, the city was walled to protect from attackers. At this time, the area was ruled by the house Schwanberger. After the death of Bohuslav de Schwanberger, the house of Jaroslav from Javor began its rule of the Blovice province. Beginning with about 1534, King Vilem (Wilhelm) of Netunice invaded the city, driving out the descendants of Jaroslav from Javor.