Kralice nad Oslavou

Kralice nad Oslavou (until 1900 Králice, until 1960 just Kralice) is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Kralice nad Oslavou
Municipality
Bible of Kralice Memorial
Flag
Coat of arms
Kralice nad Oslavou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 16°12′6″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictTřebíč
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,021
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
675 73
Websitewww.kralicenosl.cz

Kralice nad Oslavou lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Třebíč, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-east of Jihlava, and 163 kilometres (101 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Horní Lhotice is an administrative part of Kralice nad Oslavou.

History

The first written mention of Kralice is from 1379, when a fortress was here.[2]

In the Kralice Fortress a secret printing shop of the Unity of the Brethren was hidden, in which the Bible of Kralice, the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into the Czech language, was printed between 1579 and 1593.[3]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Stručné dějiny obce" (in Czech). Obec Kralice nad Oslavou. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. "Historie obce v datech" (in Czech). Obec Kralice nad Oslavou. Retrieved 2020-10-02.


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