Pelhřimov is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic with about 16,000 inhabitants and the character of a regional industrial centre. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands in the valley of the Bělá Stream, about 37 kilometres west of Jihlava and roughly halfway between Prague and Brno, and its municipal territory of about 95 square kilometres is one of the largest for a town in the country. The name derives from the personal name Pelhřim, Latin Peregrinus, and legend credits Bishop Pelhřim of Vartenberk with founding the town around 1225. It sided with the Hussites, hosted land diets attended by King George of Poděbrady in 1446 to 1450, and was promoted to a royal town by Rudolf II in 1596. Fires in 1646 and 1766 led to the uniform Renaissance and Baroque rebuilding that keeps the historic centre protected as an urban monument reservation. Today the town is known for the Dobrý den Agency, which keeps the Czech database of records and curiosities, and for its Museum of Records and Curiosities and annual festival.
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Founding Year Sources
1. Pelhřimov (Wikipedia)
Lead, population
It has about 16,000 inhabitants.
History, founding start
The earliest settlement was probably founded in first half of the 13th century near the Church of Saint Vitus.
History, founding end
The earliest settlement was probably founded in first half of the 13th century near the Church of Saint Vitus.
Part Of: Czechia, Lead
is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic
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is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic
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is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic
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