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Sobotka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsobotka]) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.




Administrative parts


The villages of Čálovice, Kdanice, Lavice, Spyšova, Staňkova Lhota, Stéblovice, Trní and Zajakury are administrative parts of Sobotka.




Etymology


There are two theories about the origin of the name. Either it was derived from the Czech word sobota (i.e. 'Saturday') because the settlement was granted the right to hold markets on Saturdays, or from the relatively common Czech surname Sobotka.




Geography


Sobotka is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Jičín and 62 km (39 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 393 m (1,289 ft) above sea level. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.




History



The first written mention of Sobotka is from 1322. For centuries, it belonged to the Kost Castle estate. In 1498, Sobotka was promoted to a town by Vladislaus II. The development of the town was hampered by frequent fires, the biggest ones were in 1710, 1746 and 1825. In 1903, the railway was put into operation, but it did not bring an economic boom to the town.




Demographics






Transport



The I/16 road (the section from Mladá Boleslav to Jičín) runs south of the town.
Sobotka is located on the railway line Mladá Boleslav–Mladějov.




Culture


Since 1957, Sobotka hosts an annual festival of Czech language, speech and literature called Šrámkova Sobotka. The festival is named after the most famous local native, writer Fráňa Šrámek.




Sights



The most valuable building is the Humprecht Castle, a national cultural monument. It was built for Humprecht Jan Czernin by Italian architect Carlo Lurago in 1666–1668, as a summer house and hunting castle. It has atypical elliptical shape of its floor plan. In 1678, it was damaged by a fire, and in 1680, it was repaired and increased by one floor. Its appearance has not changed since then.
The historic centre is formed by Míru Square. It is known for preserved burgher houses and former town hall. Behind the square there is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1590–1596 and replaced an old wooden church from the 14th century. It has late Baroque interiors.
There are several preserved buildings of folk architecture in the town. The most notable is Šolc Farmhouse, dating from 1811.




Notable people


Fráňa Šrámek (1877–1952), writer




Twin towns – sister cities



Sobotka is twinned with:

Sobótka, Poland
Wadern, Germany




References






External links



Official website
Humprecht Castle

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