Until the end of World War II, this city on the Sazava River was called Deutschebrod (t . e . "German Brod") . Historically it belonged to Bohemia . In general, Havlickuv Brod is quite unpopular with tourists, and not because it is ugly and uninteresting - it simply does not have any special, outstanding advantages over the more famous resorts and cities of the Czech Republic . Brod is quite developed, and in general it is not so small by Czech standards city: there is all the tourist infrastructure , cafes - bars - restaurants - hotels, a lot of beer . Е be here and traditional medieval streets, beautiful churches and squares . And around - beautiful nature .

After the war, all Germans from the "German Wade" evicted, and the city was named by the name of the Polish writer-Havlicek Borovsky. And in the 1980s. the center of the city was declared a national treasure.

A bit of history

The first mention of the city dates back to the 12th century . When silver deposits were discovered nearby, the city began to grow and develop and in the middle of the 13th century it acquired the status of the city itself. . The Germans lived here mainly, which was the reason for the name, under the name which he was known to from 1310 g . During the Hussite uprisings, the Brod was almost completely destroyed, but later it was restored and even became a couple of centuries later a rather significant center of culture . And later, industry also rose: in the 19th century, Havlickuv Brod began to develop actively textile production .

How to get here

The city is located almost in the center of the Czech Republic, halfway between Prague and Brno. From Prague to it about 120 km. You can take a bus from the capital or from Jihlava.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions Havlickuv Brod

The central square of the city is small and built up with low-rise buildings . It is easily recognizable in the urban landscape: because of the low building area seems spacious, and the alley dividing it diagonally divides the area into two parts: "green" and "ungreen" . It is on the main square that you can see the main city ​​attractions . This is an urban and the two Town Halls, Old and New, two centuries younger than . Also there is an impressive church consecrated in honor of the Ascension of the Theotokos . The modern building dates back to the 17th century and was built on the site of an earlier one buildings . In addition, the century belongs to the building of the Augustinian monastery with the church of St. . Anthony, adjoining it .

In the city museum, which is located on the main square, you can see a lot of interesting . The oldest objects in the collection belong to the end of the stone century . Also there are many Neolithic and Aeneolithic artifacts discovered during the development of mines . The collection of household items made of tin and copper: cups, candlesticks, religious items that were created from the middle of the 17th century, in the epoch of prosperity of handicraft . Also a curious collection of insignia that were used in the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Nazi Germany and Czechoslovakia . A separate collection is dedicated to the work of Yaroslav Gashek; it contains an impressive library, an archive of documents and personal belongings of the writer from his home in Lipnica .

Also in museum has a collection dedicated to the writer who gave the name to the city . Interesting collection of capitalist testimonies, which was first opened for observation in 1978 . In addition, the museum has a small collection of iconography and a collection of porcelain things that has been formed since the very creation of the museum : here you can have to have dishes and decorative objects of predominantly industrial production of the 19th and 20th centuries, but there are also the oldest exhibits of the 13th and 14th centuries . In a small collection of medals and commemorative coins, one can see the unique objects of 1870-1930 gg ., and in the collection of weapons exhibited fire and cold steel of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as fragments of military equipment . Among other things, one can see here the remains of the Pe-2 bomber guns, shot down in 1945 ., and the oldest object of the collection is the sword of the early 15th century .The museum also contains a collectible furniture 18-19 centuries, ancient coins from hoards of 15-17 centuries, elegant favors glass, a collection of clothing and textiles .

stand out museum collections of paintings and sculptures . exhibits on display in the collection of paintings, which were initially collected in the city art gallery where you can see . including e paintings by old masters 16-18 centuries, but the most significant part of the work was painted by local artists of the 19th century in . A collection of sculptures can be seen a variety of Baroque works, folk art and the work of contemporary artists . unique Baroque statue of St. . Ignatius work Rohrbach, as well as St. John and Madonna . . among the objects of folk art also has statues of saints .

More One Curious City Sight It stands on a narrow street near the main city square. This house, built in the 16th century and is known as Shtaflova

is a cottage in Havlíčkův Brod has some wonderful parks and gardens, and more -. Zoo, circus and hippodrome. It is popular to travel around the city by bicycle, and there are several places in the center where you can rent a two-wheeled vehicle

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