Radonice
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Radonice (ˈradoɲɪtsɛ; ) is a village situated in north-western Czech Republic
. It lies perhaps 10 km south of Kadaň
, 322 metres above the sea level. Its name is derived from a personal name Radoň – the village of Radoň's people. It has over a thousand inhabitants.
(Maschau). Ojíř of Radonice (Hogir de Radonitz) signed his donating document as a witness.
Nicolas and John Lobkowitz of Hasištejn
were next holders. Fates of Radonice was put together with Vintířov
(Winteritz) with a knight fortress, which was changed to a castle for a noble family.
After 1508 Radonice experienced the largest bloom. Opl of Fictum bought the Radonice's manor and Vintířov from Albrecht of Kolovraty. It was his merit that Radonice was advanced into a town. The king Władysław II Jagiełło confirmed it. He conferred it a privilege of brewing beer, selling salt, markets arranging and the one-mile-law privilege.
In 1532 Albert Šlik
bought the market-town Radonice and Vintířov. The mastership of Šliks lasted for three quarters of a century and it was a time of development. The city was enclosed by a wall and it had four gates. It had a brewery, a malt-house, two mills, a bath, a new pub and a city hospital.
In 1622 Ferdinand of Nagarol became a lord of the town. His wife forbade to receive Jews in the market-town in 1628.
In 1662 the king Leopold I
ratified the privilege of the one-mile-law for a salt and a corn.
In 1664 dynasty of Losynthal bought the town. The first mention about school appeared in 1664. A new church was built on a place of the old one in 1702.
In 1842 stables and a riding school were destroyed by fire. In 1871 a sugar refinery grew up at the outskirts. In 1889 a new school was built in Doupovská street.
From 1841 a regular connecting by a post coach started. First post office was opened in 1872. In 1884 a railway was built up.
An electrification of the community was performed in 1910.
From the first half of 19th century coal mining developed. The most well known coal mine is The Františka and the exploitation ended on the eve of World War II
.
Soon after the beginning of World War II prisoners went to Radonice. 35 men from France
were accommodated in the town. They worked mainly in the shafts and in local farms.
In 1952 a farmers' cooperation started, which stood on dried swamp.
After the Velvet Revolution
of 1989 the town has been slowly awaking to the new life.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It lies perhaps 10 km south of Kadaň
Kadan
Kadaň , is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The city lies on the banks of the river Ohře. Although it is situated in an industrial part of the Czech Republic there is no major industry within the city and people usually work in offices or have to commute. There are two...
, 322 metres above the sea level. Its name is derived from a personal name Radoň – the village of Radoň's people. It has over a thousand inhabitants.
History
The oldest written record about Radonice comes from 1196, when monks came from the monastery of Waldsassen to a rule of Milhost from MašťovMaštov
Mašťov is a town in the Czech Republic.The town of Mastov was found on the beginning of the twelfth century when it was awarded to the local aristocrat Milhost by the Count Sobeslav the 1st...
(Maschau). Ojíř of Radonice (Hogir de Radonitz) signed his donating document as a witness.
Nicolas and John Lobkowitz of Hasištejn
Hasištejn
Hasištejn is a ruined medieval castle in Bohemia, the Czech Republic. It is situated near Kadaň, Klášterec nad Ohří and Chomutov.The castle, first mentioned in Maiestas Carolina, was probably founded by Friedrich of Schönburg to guard the way from Prague to Saxony...
were next holders. Fates of Radonice was put together with Vintířov
Vintírov
Vintířov is a village and municipality in the Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic....
(Winteritz) with a knight fortress, which was changed to a castle for a noble family.
After 1508 Radonice experienced the largest bloom. Opl of Fictum bought the Radonice's manor and Vintířov from Albrecht of Kolovraty. It was his merit that Radonice was advanced into a town. The king Władysław II Jagiełło confirmed it. He conferred it a privilege of brewing beer, selling salt, markets arranging and the one-mile-law privilege.
In 1532 Albert Šlik
Slik
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bought the market-town Radonice and Vintířov. The mastership of Šliks lasted for three quarters of a century and it was a time of development. The city was enclosed by a wall and it had four gates. It had a brewery, a malt-house, two mills, a bath, a new pub and a city hospital.
In 1622 Ferdinand of Nagarol became a lord of the town. His wife forbade to receive Jews in the market-town in 1628.
In 1662 the king Leopold I
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
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ratified the privilege of the one-mile-law for a salt and a corn.
In 1664 dynasty of Losynthal bought the town. The first mention about school appeared in 1664. A new church was built on a place of the old one in 1702.
In 1842 stables and a riding school were destroyed by fire. In 1871 a sugar refinery grew up at the outskirts. In 1889 a new school was built in Doupovská street.
From 1841 a regular connecting by a post coach started. First post office was opened in 1872. In 1884 a railway was built up.
An electrification of the community was performed in 1910.
From the first half of 19th century coal mining developed. The most well known coal mine is The Františka and the exploitation ended on the eve of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Soon after the beginning of World War II prisoners went to Radonice. 35 men from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
were accommodated in the town. They worked mainly in the shafts and in local farms.
In 1952 a farmers' cooperation started, which stood on dried swamp.
After the Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
of 1989 the town has been slowly awaking to the new life.