Velké Mezirící
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Velké Meziříčí (ˈvɛlkɛː ˈmɛzɪr̝iːtʃiː; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region
, Czech Republic
. It is situated under the original Gothic
castle in a valley framed by the hills of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
.
It is situated on the confluence of the Oslava
and Balinka rivers near the Highway D1
with the Vysočina Bridge. The first written records of the town come from the twelfth century. The settlement obtained full town privileges
in 1408 - the celebrations of the 600th anniversary of this event took place in 2008, including the publishing of a representative book; the rights were approved by the king of Bohemia Václav IV.
in 1417. The historical centre was designated as conserved zone of sights where the castle (formerly a stronghold from the 12th century, which is very well preserved, and hosts, among other, The Museum of Roads and Highways), the Gothic St. Nicolas Church, an originally Gothic City Hall, the Renaissance Lutheran Grammar School, two Jewish Synagogue
s and partly preserved city walls
with a gate are the most significant buildings. An independent Jewish community had been living in the city since the seventeenth century – a well-preserved Jewish graveyard with Baroque
tombstones comes from the 17th century. The number of the local business subjects is 2095.
Vysocina Region
Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...
, 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 is situated under the original Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
castle in a valley framed by the hills of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is an extensive range of hills and low mountains over long, which runs in a northeasterly direction across the Czech Republic and forms the border between Bohemia and Moravia...
.
It is situated on the confluence of the Oslava
Oslava
Oslava is a river in the Czech Republic, the left tributary of the Jihlava River. It originates in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands upland at the elevation of 567 m and flows for 99.2 km to Ivančice, where it enters the Jihlava River.It flows through numerous towns and villages, including Nové...
and Balinka rivers near the Highway D1
Highway D1 (Czech Republic)
D1 motorway is the main highway of the Czech Republic. Currently it connects the two biggest Czech cities, Prague and Brno, in the future it will link Ostrava and the border with Poland...
with the Vysočina Bridge. The first written records of the town come from the twelfth century. The settlement obtained full town privileges
Town privileges
Town privileges or city rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.Judicially, a town was distinguished from the surrounding land by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined its privileges and laws. Common privileges were related to trading...
in 1408 - the celebrations of the 600th anniversary of this event took place in 2008, including the publishing of a representative book; the rights were approved by the king of Bohemia Václav IV.
Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
Wenceslaus ) was, by election, German King from 1376 and, by inheritance, King of Bohemia from 1378. He was the third Bohemian and second German monarch of the Luxembourg dynasty...
in 1417. The historical centre was designated as conserved zone of sights where the castle (formerly a stronghold from the 12th century, which is very well preserved, and hosts, among other, The Museum of Roads and Highways), the Gothic St. Nicolas Church, an originally Gothic City Hall, the Renaissance Lutheran Grammar School, two Jewish Synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
s and partly preserved city walls
Defensive wall
A defensive wall is a fortification used to protect a city or settlement from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements...
with a gate are the most significant buildings. An independent Jewish community had been living in the city since the seventeenth century – a well-preserved Jewish graveyard with Baroque
Baroque
The 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...
tombstones comes from the 17th century. The number of the local business subjects is 2095.
People
- Tzvi AshkenaziTzvi AshkenaziRabbi Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi , known as the Chacham Tzvi , for some time rabbi of Amsterdam, was a resolute opponent of the followers of the false messiah, Sabbatai Zevi. He had a chequered career, owing to his independence of character...
- Leopold Hilsner, a Jewish man who became a victim of the false charge & pogrom Hilsner AffairHilsner AffairThe Hilsner Affair was a series of anti-semitic trials following an accusation of blood libel against Leopold Hilsner, a Jewish inhabitant of the village of Polná in Bohemia in 1899 and 1900...
- Ludwig MinkusLudwig MinkusLudwig Minkus a.k.a. Léon Fyodorovich Minkus was an Austrian composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher.Minkus is most noted for the music he composed while serving as Ballet Composer of the St...
- Arnold PickArnold PickArnold Pick was a Czech neurologist and psychiatrist. He is known for identifying the clinical syndrome of Pick's Disease and the Pick bodies that are characteristic of the disorder. He was the first to name reduplicative paramnesia. He was also to use the term dementia praecox .- External links...
- Isaac Hirsch WeissIsaac Hirsch WeissIsaac Hirsch Weiss, also Eisik Hirsch Weiss was an Austrian Talmudist and historian of literature born at Velké Meziříčí, Moravia....
- Nathan WeissNathan WeissNathan Weiss was an Austrian physician and neurologist born in Gross-Meseritsch .He studied medicine in Vienna, earning his doctorate in 1874...