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Ratboř
View on WikipediaRatboř is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Key Information
Administrative division
[edit]Ratboř consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Ratboř (474)
- Sedlov (56)
- Těšínky (31)
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the personal name Ratbor or Ratibor.[3]
Geography
[edit]Ratboř is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Kolín and 45 km (28 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 375 m (1,230 ft) above sea level. The Polepka Stream flows through the municipality and supplies several fishponds there, together with its nameless tributary.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Ratboř is from 1352, but there is also an uncertain mention from 1115.[4]
Martin Oderin was lord of Ratboř when it was attacked by Emperor Sigismund during his 1402 conquest of Kutná Hora. The village was thoroughly destroyed during the ensuing Battle of Ratboř.[5][6]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The I/2 road (the section from Prague to Kutná Hora) runs along the southern municipal border.
Sights
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The oldest monument in Ratboř is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. Originally a Gothic church, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1673. The bell tower was added around 1700.[4][9]
There are two small castles in the municipality. Starý zámek Ratboř ("Ratboř Old Castle") has medieval origin, but it was rebuilt in the Baroque style and then at the end of the 19th century. Nový zámek Ratboř ("Ratboř New Castle") was built next to it in 1911–1915. It was built by the architect Jan Kotěra for the Mandelík family, owners of the local sugar refinery. Today, the new castle houses a hotel and restaurant. It is a significant example of modern architecture.[10]
Notable people
[edit]- Alfons von Czibulka (1888–1969), Czech-Austrian writer and painter
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 544.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Ratboř. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Vávra, Josef (1888). Dějiny královského města Kolína nad Labem (in Czech). J. L. Bayer. p. 67. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ Mádl, Karel B. (1897). Soupis památek historických a uměleckých v politickém okresu Kolínském (in Czech). Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění. p. 89.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Václava s farou a sousoším" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
