Kaplice
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | South Bohemian | ||
| District | Český Krumlov | ||
| Commune | Kaplice | ||
| Elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 48°44′18.55″N 14°29′46.59″E / 48.7384861°N 14.4962750°ECoordinates: 48°44′18.55″N 14°29′46.59″E / 48.7384861°N 14.4962750°E | ||
| Area | 40.87 km2 (15.78 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 7,362 (17.6.2011) | ||
| Density | 180/km2 (466/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1257 | ||
| Mayor | Ferdinand Jiskra | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 382 41 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mestokaplice.cz | |||
Kaplice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkaplɪtsɛ]; German: Kaplitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Kaplice 6,363 Blansko 218 Dobechov 21 Hradiště 41 Hubenov 81 Květoňov 6 Mostky 36 Pořešínec 33 Pořešín 131 Rozpoutí 52 Žďár 41
The town Kaplice is situated in a pleasant region at the foot of the Novohradské mountains. It was founded in the early Middle Ages as the market village on an important trade route, connecting Upper Austria with South Bohemia. The route which was used for transportation of salt had important stopping places in the Austrian town of Freistadt and in Kaplice, so it was named after these towns. The advantageous position of the town was the reason for its change from a little settlement to a prosperous town.
The first mention of the town is from 1257.
The Czech name of the town is usually connected with St. Mary’s Chapel which was built in the place of today’s Church of St. Florian. The first written note about Kaplice originated from the year 1257 and it recorded the existence of the parish church under the patronage of the monastery in Milevsko.
The ground plan of the newly established town, on the high left bank of the Malše, is evidence of the well-thought out colonizing project. From the oblong square not far from the church there is a rectangular network of streets, which is limited only in the north by the flow of the river.
In the written documents from the first half of the 14th century, Kaplitz is mentioned as the market town but the town privilege was not given to it until the year 1382. This privilege was later re-established by the new lords.
Kaplice as a tributary town belonged to the Pořešín estate, then to the Nové Hrady estate. In 1434, both Kaplice and Pořešín were acquired by Ulrich II von Rosenberg. After the Rosenbergs died out, the estates were inherited by the Švamberks, then to be handed over to the victors of the Battle of White Mountain, the empirical general Karel Bonaventura Buquoy. The town obtained a number of privileges which positively influenced its economic development. Nevertheless, this development had many times in the past been seriously afflicted with such catastrophes as frequent fires, desolation and robberies during the wars, especially during the Hussite Revolution and Thirty Years' War.
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