Nová Cerekev
Encyclopedia
Nová Cerekev is a market town
in the Pelhřimov District
of the Vysočina Region
. And historically this town belonged to southern Bohemia
.
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
in the Pelhřimov District
Pelhrimov District
Pelhřimov District is a district within the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Pelhřimov.-Complete list of municipalities:Pelhřimov -Arneštovice -Bácovice -Bělá -Bohdalín -Bořetice -...
of the Vysočina Region
Vysocina Region
Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...
. And historically this town belonged to southern Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
.
People
- Wenzel Chwala
- Samuel Strnad (1845, born here - 1908), a Jewish Czech/Austro-Hungarian manor steward, the father of Oskar StrnadOskar StrnadOskar Strnad was an Austrian architect, sculptor, designer and set designer for films and theatres. Together with Josef Frank he was instrumental in creating the distinctive character of the Wiener Schule der Architektur...
- Otto ŠlingOtto ŠlingOtto Šling was born in Nová Cerekev, a village in south Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire. After World War II, Šling became the Communist Party's Regional Secretary of Brno in Czechoslovakia . In 1952, Šling was sentenced to death at a show trial and then executed...
(1912, born here - 1952), a Jewish Czech communist politician
Districts
- Částkovice
- Chmelná
- Markvarec
- Myslov
- Proseč-Obořiště
- Stanovice