Litoměřice

Litoměřice

Geobox | Settlement
name = Litoměřice
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category = Town


image_caption = Cathedral of St. Stephen with belfry.
image_caption = Cathedral of St. Stephen with belfry.

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country = Czech Republic
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region = Ústí nad Labem
region_type = Region
district = Litoměřice
district_type = District
commune = Litoměřice
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river = Elbe, Ohře
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elevation = 136
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 32
lat_s = 3
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long_s = 58
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area = 17.99
area_round = 2
population = 25517
population_date = 2006-10-02
population_density = auto
established = 10th century
established_type = Founded around
established1 = 1219
established1_type = Royal status
mayor = Ladislav Chlupáč
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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Litoměřice
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/564567 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.litomerice.cz// www.litomerice.cz/]
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Litoměřice (IPA2|ˈlɪtomɲɛr̝ɪtsɛ; _de. Leitmeritz) is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe ( _cs. Labe) and Ohře ( _de. Eger) in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km (39,7 mi) northwest of Prague.

The area within the Ústí nad Labem Region is called "Garden of Bohemia" thanks to mild weather conditions important for growing fruits and grapes. During the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, many pensionists chose it over more southern areas of the Empire.

History

One of the oldest Czech towns, Litoměřice was established in the 10th century at the place of an early medieval Slavic fort. The royal town statute was granted in 1219. From the 12th to the 17th century it was a significant trade center in the Holy Roman Empire. The German population suffered during the 15th century Hussite Wars. After the Protestant insurrection that triggered the Thirty Years' War, and their defeat in the Battle of White Mountain, the population of the city had to accept Catholicism, or leave the town, which became a bishop residency in 1655. As a result, the Czech population shrunk and the town became largely Germanized.Fact|date=February 2007

After the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dissolved in late 1918, the areas along the border with Germany, where a majority of the former Austrian citizens were speaking German language, tried to join German Austria (which in turn aimed to join Germany), but Czechoslovak troops prevented this. In 1919, all of Bohemia and Moravia was put under the Czechoslovak rule by the Treaty of St. Germain, including the large area stretching around central Bohemia and Moravia, which became as Sudetenland a matter of political controversy in the following years. Slavs settled there again, but remained a minority. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, German troops occupied the Sudetenland. The Czech population that had grown to about 5,000 people had to leave again.

In the final stages of the World War II, German troops were retreating to escape the advancing Red Army. Czech resistance took control of the castle on 27 April 1945, and after a few days they started negotiation with the Nazi commander about the terms of his surrender. The Wehrmacht capitulated in the night after 8 May, but German troops fled on 9 May just before Soviet troops entered the town on 10 May 1945. Most of the German population of the town was expelled by Beneš decrees in August of 1945 along with about 2.5 million other Czechoslovak citizens of German ethnicity.

ights

The symbol of the city is a chalice, since the watchout tower on the Town Hall has this shape. There are numerous cellars connected by an extensive web of underground ways under the town. In some places the cellars were built in three floors. The ways are about three kilometers long and they belong to one of the longest in the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, only 336 meters of these underground ways are open to public. One can notice the ancient town wall when entering the town. The original town wall was built in the Gothic style.

Population

* 1 December 1930 : 18,498
* 17 May 1939: 17,267
* 22 May 1947: 14,402
* 2 June 2004: 25,517

Notables

The greatest representative of Czech romanticism, Karel Hynek Mácha, died in Litoměřice, shortly after he had moved to the town, and was buried there. Later his grave was moved to Prague where he is buried now at the Vyšehrad cemetery.

Josef Jungmann, creator of the modern Czech language, lived and taught here from 1799 to 1815.

Štěpán Cardinal Trochta was a bishop of Litoměřice from 1947.

The Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece received his name from this town.

Karel Pejml, co-founder of modern historical climatology, lived here from 1978 to 1989.

Ferdinand Blumentritt, teacher, historian, ethnologist and close friend of the Philippine national hero José Rizal, lived and taught here 1877 - 1913.

ister Cities

* Calamba City, Philippines (1974)
* Meissen, Germany (1996)
* Fulda, Germany (2001)
* Dapitan, Philippines (2006)
* Armentieres, France

External links

* [http://www.czech.cz/en/culture/most-beautiful-sights-and-places-of-interest/towns/other-remarkable-czech-towns/litomerice/ Litoměřice at the official website of the Czech Republic www.czech.cz] (in English)
* [http://www.litomerice.cz/ Official Website] cs icon
* [http://www.litomerice.cz/ger/ Official Website] de icon
* [http://www.litomerice.cz/eng/] eng icon


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