Svratouch is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 900 inhabitants.
18-584: The village of Karlštejn is an administrative part of Svratouch. Svratouch is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Chrudim and 38 km (24 mi) southeast of Pardubice . It lies mostly in the Upper Svratka Highlands , only the western part of the municipal territory extends into the Iron Mountains . The highest point is the hill Karlštejn at 783 m (2,569 ft) above sea level. The municipality lies within
36-589: A hotel and restaurant. Chrudim Chrudim ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈxruɟɪm] ) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 23,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest town of the region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . Chrudim is made up of the town parts of Chrudim I–IV and the villages of Medlešice, Topol, Vestec and Vlčnov. The name
54-641: Is a highway in the Czech Republic . Once completed, it will be the second longest highway in Czech Republic, running from Úlibice to the D1 at Lipník nad Bečvou . The motorway is part of the European route E442 . After completion, it will become an alternative route to motorway D1 between Prague and Olomouc and Ostrava . The first segment was opened in the 1970s. As of 2023 , 89 km of full motorway are in operation in three segments. Originally,
72-645: Is the Church of Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the town square. The originally Gothic building was founded before 1349 on the site of a castle. After it was damaged by several fires, it was reconstructed to its current Neo-Gothic form in 1857. Another notable churches with Gothic bases are Church of Saint Catherine, Church of Saint Michael, and Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Resselovo Square
90-613: Is the main square of the historic centre. It is lined with preserved burgher houses and includes the originally Renaissance town hall with Baroque façade. In the middle of the square there is the Baroque richly decorated sculptural column of the Transfiguration. One of the architectural symbols of the town is the Renaissance Mydlářovský House, typical with arcades and oriental-looking triple tower. Today it houses
108-588: Is the oldest continuous festival of puppetry in the world. Chrudim is home to the professional football club MFK Chrudim . Since 2018, it plays in the Czech National Football League . Until 1970, there was a motorcycle speedway track in the town. The site hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1954, 1955 and 1961. The main landmark of Chrudim
126-668: The BASF conglomerate producing building materials. The largest employer with its headquarters in Chrudim is Arriva autobusy a.s. with more than 1,000 employees, focused on urban and suburban passenger transport. The town is situated at the crossroads of two main roads: the I/17 (connecting Čáslav with the D35 motorway ) and the I/37 (connecting Hradec Králové and Pardubice with Žďár nad Sázavou
144-473: The D1 motorway ). Chrudim is located on the railway lines Pardubice– Havlíčkův Brod and Chrudim– Moravany . There are four train stations in the town's territory: Chrudim , Chrudim město , Chrudim zastávka and Medlešice . South of the town is a public domestic airport. it was founded in 1937 Chrudim is known for the Loutkářská Chrudim Festival. The festival was established in 1951 and
162-526: The Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. The first written mention of Svratouch is from 1392. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rychmburk estate. There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The most important monument is the hunting castle in Karlštejn. It was built in the Baroque style in 1770–1775. Today it serves as
180-539: The D35 motorway from Hradec Králové to Lipník nad Bečvou was planned. However, in 1987, it was decided to build the R35 expressway instead of the motorway and to extend its route to Liberec. The rest of the R35 expressway is classified as a Class I road for motor vehicles. Currently, the section of the D35 motorway Mohelnice - Olomouc - Lipník nad Bečvou is in operation with a break near Křelov near Olomouc . A section of
198-667: The D35 runs in parallel with the D11 motorway (between the Sedlice interchange and the Plotiště interchange), with the last of the interchange sections completed in December 2021. In December 2021, the Opatovice nad Labem - Časy section of the motorway was put into operation. This, together with the opening of other sections of the D11 motorway, enabled the transfer of transit from Svitavy in
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#1732801041913216-636: The Museum of Puppetry Culture . A significant sight is also the Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque building of the Chrudim Regional Museum . The historic centre was delimited by the town walls. Most of the walls, including several bastions, have been preserved. Chrudim is twinned with: D35 motorway (Czech Republic) D35 motorway ( Czech : Dálnice D35 ), formerly Expressway R35 ( Czech : Rychlostní silnice R35 )
234-413: The former R35 Liberec - Turnov expressway is also in operation, but it has not been classified as a motorway and since 1 January 2016 has been an I/35 motorway. On 27 November 2009, the section Sedlice - Opatovice nad Labem was put into operation with a length of approximately 3.5 km. The three-storey Opatovice interchange is one of the largest intersections in the Czech Republic. Around Hradec Králové,
252-524: The nickname "Athens of Eastern Bohemia". In 1871, the railway was built and the town regained economic significance. Until 1918, the town was part of Austria-Hungary , head of the Chrudim District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia . There are no major industrial companies in Chrudim. A middle-sized company based in the town is BASF Stavební hmoty Česká republika, part of
270-544: The ruling Habsburgs during the failed Estates Revolt in 1547 and Bohemian Revolt in 1618–1620, which always had serious consequences for it. Chrudim was also severely affected by the Thirty Years' War , during which the evangelical population left as a result of re-Catholicization. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Chrudim lost partly lost its economical and administrative importance, but it has become important educational and cultural centre, which led to its gain of
288-453: The town. The oldest archeological findings which provide first signs of the settlement in this area date back to the 5th millennium BC. Various cultures succeeded one on another in the territory of today's town of Chrudim and its vicinity. Since the 7th–8th century, the area is inhabited by Slavs . The first written mention of Chrudim is from 1055, when Duke Bretislav I died here according to Chronica Boemorum . The royal town of Chrudim
306-528: Was derived from the personal name Chrudim, meaning "Chrudim's (castle)". Chrudim is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Pardubice . It lies mostly in the Svitavy Uplands . The highest point is the hill Podhůra at 356 m (1,168 ft) above sea level. This hill is situated in the southern tip of the municipal territory, which extends into the Iron Mountains and the eponymous protected landscape area. The Chrudimka River flows through
324-539: Was founded in 1276 by King Ottokar II for its location on a route from Prague to Moravia . From 1307, it became a dowry town , administered by Bohemian Queens. At the beginning of the Hussite Wars , Chrudim sided with the anti-Catholic side and the German-speaking population left the town. Since then, Chrudim has been an almost exclusively Czech territory by nationality. The town was in opposition to
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