Tábor
Tábor | |||
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Town | |||
 Southwest corner of the Žižka's square as viewed from the church tower | |||
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  Tábor Location in the Czech Republic | |||
| Coordinates: 49°24′N 14°39′E / 49.400°N 14.650°E / 49.400; 14.650Coordinates: 49°24′N 14°39′E / 49.400°N 14.650°E / 49.400; 14.650 | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | South Bohemian | ||
| District | Tábor | ||
| Founded | 1420 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Štěpán Pavlík | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 62.22 km2 (24.02 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 34,716 | ||
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code | 390 01 | ||
| Website | www.tabor.cz | ||
Tábor (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtaːbor]; German: Tabor) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. The name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in Czech.[1] The town is notable for giving its name to Taborites, a radical wing of the Hussites.
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 The Districts of Tábor
4 International relations
5 Gallery
6 Notable Residents
7 References
8 Sources
9 External links
History
The town was founded in the spring of 1420 by Petr Hromádka of Jistebnice and Jan Bydlínský of Bydlín from the most radical wing of the Hussites, who soon became known as the Taborites. The town is iconic for the years in which it flourished as an egalitarian peasant commune. This spirit is celebrated in Smetana's "Song of Freedom", made famous in the English-speaking world by Paul Robeson's recording in Czech and English.
The historical part of the town is situated on the summit of an isolated hill separated from the surrounding country by the Lužnice river and by an extensive lake, to which the Hussites gave the biblical name of Jordan. This lake, founded 1492, is the oldest reservoir of its kind in Central Europe. The historical importance of the city of Tábor ceased only when it was captured by King George of Poděbrady in 1452.
Until 1918, the post town "TABOR - TÁBOR" was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]
A post-office was opened in the railway station in 1895.
Geography
Though a large part of the ancient fortifications has been demolished, Tábor (or Hradiště Hory Tábor, the castle of the Tábor Hill, as it was called in the Hussite period) still preserves many memorials of its past fame. In the centre of the city is Žižka Square. Only very narrow streets lead to it, to render the approach to it more difficult in time of war. First-time visitors may not even suspect that there is an ingenious labyrinth of tunnels under the houses and streets here. The townspeople dug cellars under their houses and these were subsequently interconnected; an approximately 1 km-long section of the tunnel system is open to the public.
In the centre of the square is the statue of Jan Žižka, the greatest of the Hussite leaders. Here also is the Dean Church of Lord's Conversion on Mount Tabor, built in 1516 in the style of the Bohemian Renaissance, and the town hall, in connection with which a museum has been founded, which contains interesting memorials of the Hussite period, such as the Altar Wings of Roudníky and farm carts which doubled as battle wagons. Major parts of the ancient fortifications and the ancient Kotnov tower and gate of Bechyně near the tower still exist.
The Districts of Tábor
Čekanice, Čelkovice, Hlinice, Horky, Klokoty, Měšice, Náchod, Smyslov, Stoklasná Lhota, Sídliště Nad Lužnicí, Větrovy, Všechov, Zahrádka, Záluží, Zárybničná Lhota.
International relations
Gallery
Church and statue of Roland.
View of Tábor from north, end of the 19th century, with well-visible city fortification, Ignác Šechtl
Square of Jan Žižka with city hall and church, 1895, Ignác Šechtl
Kotnov tower with Sokol parrade, 1902, Šechtl and Voseček
View of Old city Tábor (2007)
Tabor-view from river Lužnice – 2007
Monument Jan Hus-sculptor František Bílek (making 1928)
Cloister Klokoty – Winter 2007
Old Town, Šechtl and Voseček
School of Agriculture, approx. 1935, Josef Jindřich Šechtl
Notable Residents
Joseph Gelinek (1758–1825), Catholic theologian, musician and composer
Oskar Nedbal (1874–1930), violinist, composer and conductor
Jiří Traxler (1912–2011), Czech-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
Jiří Balík (born 1953), agroscientist
Helena Fuchsová (born 1965), 400m track and field athlete
Jan Šimák (born 1978), Footballer
Markéta Bělonohá (born 1982), model
Jakub Navrátil (born 1984), footballer
Jana Sedláčková (born 1993), footballer
References
^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách: Jejich vznik, původní význam a změny; part 4, S-Ž. Prague, Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
Sources
- Augusta, Pavel / Klínková, Hana: TÁBOR,
ISBN 80-86098-18-4 (Tábor 2001).
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tábor. |
 | Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tábor. |
- Official website of the city
- A website about the city
- Historical photographs of the city
- The tunnels, with photo
