Herálec
Herálec is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
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Herálec is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
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• Name — Herálec • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — Zamek Heralec 2017 P01.jpg • Image Caption — Herálec Castle • Image Flag — Heralec HB CZ flag.gif • Image Shield — Heralec HB CZ CoA.jpg • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Vysočina • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Havlíčkův Brod • Pushpin Map — Czech Republic • Pushpin Relief — 1 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in the Czech Republic • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1280 • Area Total Km2 — 28.67 • Elevation M — 566 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 1158 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 582 55 • Website — https: www.heralec.cz/ Herálec is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Administrative division
Herálec consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): • Herálec (646) • Dubí (68) • Kamenice (133) • Koječín (66) • Mikulášov (21) • Pavlov u Herálce (81) • Zdislavice (64)
Etymology
Etymology
The name Herálec is derived from the personal name Herhart. The village was initially name Herharc, meaning "Herhart's (court)".
Geography
Geography
Herálec is located about 12 km southwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 17 km northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 653 m above sea level. The territory is rich in small fishponds.
History
History
The first written mention of Herálec is from 1280.
Transport
Transport
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the municipal territory. Herálec is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Humpolec.
Sights
Sights
• Illustration — Baroque granary The most important monument is the Herálec Castle. The originally Renaissance castle was built in 1601 on the site of an old medieval fortress. It was modified several times. Today it serves as a hotel. The castle is surrounded by an English park. Among the main landmarks of Herálec is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It is a pseudo-Gothic church without historical value. In Herálec is a valuable cemetery, which includes six tombstones from the times of the Napoleonic Wars. A notable technical monument is the Baroque granary, which dates from 1726. Today the building is unused and dilapidated.
Notable people
Notable people
• Adolf Kosárek (1830–1859), landscape painter • Jan Zábrana (1931–1984), writer and translator
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