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19-492: The town parts of Jindřichův Hradec I–V and the villages of Buk, Děbolín, Dolní Radouň, Dolní Skrýchov, Horní Žďár, Matná, Otín, Políkno and Radouňka are administrative parts of Jindřichův Hradec. Jindřichův Hradec is located about 42 kilometres (26 mi) northeast of České Budějovice . It lies in the Křemešník Highlands . The highest point is the hill Rýdův kopec at 553 m (1,814 ft) above sea level. The town

38-637: A Gothic building, later rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The town castle and palace is the third largest in the country after those in Prague and Český Krumlov . It covers nearly 3 ha (7.4 acres). The regional museum is located in a Renaissance building that was once the Jesuit seminary. It appeared in the town in 1882 and is one of the oldest regional museums in Bohemia. The most well-known item in

57-706: Is 85.6 km (53.2 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 1,000.8 km (386.4 sq mi). The sources and longest tributaries of the Nežárka are: The most notable settlement on the river is the town of Jindřichův Hradec , other settlements on the river are Jarošov nad Nežárkou , Rodvínov and Stráž nad Nežárkou . The river flows through the municipal territories of Jarošov nad Nežárkou, Rodvínov, Horní Skrýchov , Jindřichův Hradec, Dolní Žďár , Lásenice , Stráž nad Nežárkou, Plavsko , Hatín , Novosedly nad Nežárkou , Kardašova Řečice , Val , Drahov , Vlkov and Veselí nad Lužnicí . The lower course of

76-584: Is focused mainly on services. The largest employer in the town is the hospital. The largest industrial companies are DK Open (food producer) and Pollmann CZ (manufacturer of car parts), both employing more than 250 people. Jindřichův Hradec is located at the crossroads of two main roads, which are parts of the European route E551 : the I/23, which connects the South Bohemian Region with Brno , and

95-663: Is formed by the confluence of the Kamenice and Žirovnice in Jarošov nad Nežárkou , and is 56.0 km (34.8 mi) long. In a broader point of view, the Nežárka (as Kamenice) originates in the territory of Těmice in the Křemešník Highlands , on the slope of the Bohutín hill at an elevation of 669 m (2,195 ft) and flows to Veselí nad Lužnicí , where it enters the Lužnice River at an elevation of 407 m (1,335 ft). It

114-404: Is from 1220, when a Gothic castle was built on the site of the former gord by the owner of the estate, Jindřich I Vítkovec (founder of the line of lords of Hradec). In the mid-13th century, a settlement was founded by the castle and named after the founder of the castle. The current name Jindřichův Hradec is documented first in 1410. In the late 16th century, when Jindřichův Hradec was owned by

133-538: Is situated at the confluence of the Nežárka River and the stream Hamerský potok , and on the shore of the fishpond Vajgar (built on the Hamerský potok), which is one of the symbols of the town. It is a 49 ha (120 acres) large pond established in 1399. There is a significant amount of other fishponds in the municipal territory. The predecessor of today's town was a Slavic gord . The first written mention of Hradec

152-517: Is suitable for beginner paddlers. Kr%C3%BDza%27s cr%C3%A8che Krýza's crèche ( Czech : Krýzovy jesličky ) is a nativity scene (crèche) created by Tomáš Krýza. It is a large mechanical construction, since 1998 mentioned in Guinness Book of World Records as the largest mechanical nativity scene in the world. Stocking-weaver Tomáš Krýza (1838–1918) was a burgher from Jindřichův Hradec (a town in today's South Bohemian Region of

171-467: The Czech Republic ). He had worked on the crèche for over sixty years. The scene covers around 60 m (length 17 m, size and height 2 m). It contains 1,389 figures of humans and animals, of which 133 are moveable. The material used was wood , flour , sawdust , gypsum and fish glue . The mechanical parts were originally powered manually. Now a single electric motor is used. The oldest part of

190-471: The I/34 from České Budějovice to Havlíčkův Brod and Svitavy . Jindřichův Hradec lies on the railway line from Plzeň to Horní Cerekev via České Budějovice. There is also a narrow-gauge railway leading from Jindřichův Hradec to Nová Bystřice . It was operated by Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy company and serves mostly as a tourist attraction. A gymnasium , today known as Gymnázium Vitězslava Nováka,

209-560: The Kamenice, which is its main source, the Nežárka is 85.6 km (53.2 mi) long. Without the Kamenice, it is 56.0 km (34.8 mi) long. The river was originally named Včelnice. Around 1500, it began to be called Nežárka after the suburb of the same name in Jindřichův Hradec . It was officially renamed in 1654. From a water management point of view, the Nežárka, Kamenice and Žirovnice are three different rivers with separate numbering of river kilometres . The Nežárka itself

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228-504: The Nežárka flows through the Třeboň Basin , which is known for its fishponds . There are 528 bodies of water larger than 1 ha in the basin area and many smaller. The largest body of water in the basin area is the Holná (or Velká Holná) Pond with an area of 230 ha (570 acres). There are no ponds or reservoirs built directly on the Nežárka. The Nežárka is suitable for river tourism . It

247-634: The Virgin Mary. The Church of Ascension of the Virgin Mary is known for its 68.3 m (224 ft) tall tower open to the public, and for marked 15° meridian that passes through the courtyard of the church. Other churches include Church of Saint Catherine with a Franciscan monastery, Church of the Holy Trinity, Church of Saint James the Great, Church of Saint Wenceslaus, Evangelical church, and former Church of Saint Elizabeth. The Jewish cemetery

266-412: The end of the 17th century, economic importance also declined. In 1773 and 1801 respectively, the town was damaged by large fires and many houses have undergone building modifications. Part of the town walls was demolished and a new large park was established on the border between Old Town and New Town. In 1887, the town was connected by railway with Veselí nad Lužnicí and Jihlava . The town's economy

285-631: The last members of the Hradec family, the town has reached the peak of its development. The houses and the castle were rebuilt from Gothic into the Renaissance style, and the town spread beyond the town walls. After the Thirty Years' War , in 1654, Jindřichův Hradec was the second largest town in the Kingdom of Bohemia with 405 houses. Soon after, however, it lost its political importance, and at

304-525: The museum is the Krýza's crèche , the largest mechanical nativity scene in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records . There are several churches in the town, the most notable are the three in the historic centre: Church of Saint John the Baptist with the nearby building that once housed minorite monks and was later an infirmary, Church of Saint Mary Magdalene , and Church of Ascension of

323-486: The nativity scene depicts the birth of Christ . The Bible 's themes and everyday life scenes in 19th century Bohemia inspired the rest. The crèche is now exhibited in the Jindřichův Hradec Museum. The region has a tradition of nativity scenes; the first written record comes from 1579. In 1936 the museum obtained two other large nativity scenes created by Emanuela and Bohdan Steinocher. These are placed next to

342-563: Was founded around 1400. The oldest preserved tombstone is from 1638. Jindřichův Hradec is twinned with: Ne%C5%BE%C3%A1rka The Nežárka ( pronunciation ; German : Naser ) is a river in the Czech Republic , a right tributary of the Lužnice River. It flows through the South Bohemian Region . It is formed by the confluence of the Kamenice and Žirovnice rivers in Jarošov nad Nežárkou . Together with

361-637: Was founded in 1595, making it one of the oldest non-university schools in Central Europe. The town's basketball club is GBA Lions Jindřichův Hradec. It played in the National Basketball League until 2018. The historic centre of Jindřichův Hradec is formed by the Míru Square with adjacent streets and the castle. The landmarks of the square are the former Gothic town hall, rebuilt several times; and Langer's house, originally

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