Detailed History of Slatina
Výklad name Slatina and settlement
Většina surroundings medieval village its name from name, who their, e.g.. Kadov – Kadův farmstead, Svéradice – village people Svéradových, Dobrotice – village people Dobrotových, Holkovice – village people Holkových. Slatina má its name according to place establishment, land wet, – marshy, which in development local „In Laznách“ and „In Jewish“. Názvy according to local landscape are typical for village church colonisation (Pole – village on field, Fortified settlement – village on).
Původní village peasant farmstead in parts village with local „Village“, around village square, house part „In Cottages“ is. Village is located in 480 m and cadastral territory 564 ha. Počty inhabitants in years were following: r. 1869 – 443, r. 1900 – 357, r. 1930 – 275, r. 1950 – 184, r. 1980 – 153, r. 2000 – 111.
Slatina with in past large to , which by region and here. Zatímco in Otavy and Březového located first already in – in time stone and in time bronze and – Slatina settlement later. About settlement report.
In field 20. century were from period settlement in Korhelova estate house No.. 26. according to one about from 12. and 13. century. Is, that. During in Pod Náramkem was, also from this period. Settlement this place to natural Čertův, which in time place. Škoda, that and their. In second 20. century Březového and its PhDr. Janem Benešem (Plzeň) and PhDr. Janem Michálkem (Strakonice), later Mgr. Other Hůrkovou from . In cooperation with was several years po territory from Strážovic up to po Kněží at Katovic. On cadastral Slatina were two settlement.
Lokalita „For Koheloc“ – in 13. and 14. century. Were here and supply and from , further and from 15. and 16. century before origin.
Second land at pond Slatina also Large pond, which was in 1888. In surroundings were from 13. up to 14. century, from, with from 14. and 15. century and large stone.
Slatina as estate in property monastery St.. Jiří
Village Slatina is in spring (Profous – Free, Local in Bohemia, Praha 1957) in 1284.
Eng.. Vladimír Klečka, CSc., on basis history Slatina to period. In its work, that Slatina was establishment in second field 12. century. Belongs with village oldest in surroundings. For example: village on Hradišti – formerly On Gradišti (at Kasejovic), village Pole – formerly On Field, village Záboří, Bratronice, Slivonice, Pačejov and other. One about formerly settlements, whose centres was fortified settlement On Hradišti at Kasejovic and On Práchni at Horažďovic. Large intervention to development medieval village in Slatina was construction small church farmstead around in the year 1220 and built church dedicated St.. Václavu monastery St.. Jiří on Pražském.
Church St.. Jiří on Pražském before in 921 Czech Vratislav And. Asi in years 974 – 976 route to Říma Mlada, Boleslava II.. Přivezla consent to establishment and to origin first monastery in Bohemia, which as. Church St.. Jiří and new brigade. Church and monastery building, which are with Karla IV. Císařským from in the year 1782 was monastery and. In second field 20. century were started and, which us today its importance. Areál monastery serves today Národní.
This monastery and owned in this area – church estate. Czech Přemysl Otakar And. Potvrdil owner right monastery at church farmstead Pačejov and Pole in 1227 and at Slatina, Záboří, Bratronic and Slivonic in 1228. Svatojiřský monastery owned farmstead in Slatina and in Field total 56 years, to in the year 1284, when Tobiáš is sold for 170 silver Mr Bohuslavovi, burgrave on Zvíkov. Other its estate in surroundings sold monastery up to in 1305, and to: Fortified settlement, Bratronice, Záboří and Slivonice. Village from them originated estate. In time sold in 1284 had Slatina church estate already three land, tj. 52 hectare. Part estate castle Zvíkova was Slatina to in the year 1303.
From period church estate us building. Průzkum in . Přesto very, which by on period. In 1922 during before to part to. Po was, that in site located area or,. From reason - – was. Existence this area was in 1958, when JZD Slatina (). During basis was this area, to professionally. Provedené measurement help on area, which by with medieval construction.
Slatina in
Páni Nebřehovičtí from Nebřehovic.
In 1303 Slatinu from Nebřehovic at Strakonic. This is in Bohemia in 1253, when village Nebřehovice is Petr from Nebřehovic, Bavora from Strakonic. Nebřehovičtí village with and up to to in the year 1517, when is sold Janovi from Rožmberka. Is, that in sold also Slatinu. In, as from Pole, from Tažovic and from Hoštic. From period, when village Slatinu, is minutes in Liber, Commemorative town Horažďovic. Horažďovice for town powers ji and for surroundings, e.g.. and for Strakonice. Minutes from in the year 1454 contracts on pond Slatinu (Later Large pond) and in and in wording.
Urozený Bohuslav from Lukavice and from Kadova and Barbora po died Brukovi from Nebřehovic on pond Slatinu. Each from them was field pond, Barbora „… with on …“. Contract following (contracts):
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Obě party pond (),
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Pokud Bohuslav in po pond Barboře, that its field ji, and mu and list,
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Stejně will be, Barbora Mr Bohuslavovi,
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When by one from party pond sold, sold side second,
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When by second party pond, má sold right sold side,.
This minutes is from pond in . Svoji more 12 ha was pond Latinský large, was later in estate Slatina, pond in surroundings. During in time its be on Slatinu, in this pond,.
Period 203 years when Nebřehovičtí Slatinu, was owner in years 1426 – 1436, when ji owned Oldřích Kočka, farmstead and Družetice. In 16. century was Slatina on two field, from each had its itself. Jednu part Oselští from Oselen and second Záborští from Brloha.
Slatina on two parts
In 1517 Slatinu Other Oselecký from Dlouhé Village. Páni Oselečtí from Dlouhé Village to already Dlouhoveských (Chanovští, Kraselovští, Častolárové). In 1543 had it Petr Oselecký, son Other, to other property and Slatinu. Po its in 1578 estate Petrova Nabka, which property its daughter. Oselce and Slatinu daughter Markéta for Jana Kokořovce from Kokořova. Měli son and three daughter, was property. Oselce with Kotouní and Slatinou Jan Vilém, which with Evou Kateřinou Markvartovou from Hrádku. Po sold in 1671 Eva Kateřina its son Divišem property. In further, us time this part Slatina to , during up to to in the year 1731, when ji second Slatina field Kunáš from Machovi to property (about in about Kunášů from Machovic).
according to, first land and in Českém in 1654, first part Slatina town Horažďovice. This part had:
- Sedláci: Blažej Krůta (21 strychs land), Matěj Dvořák (21 strychs), Martin Vaněček (21 strychs), Jan Skřítek (30 strychs)
- Cottage: Ondřej Vyšehrad (10 strychs)
- Garden: Lidmila Skřítková (2), Václav Srub (1 strychs)
- Tito on total 103 strychs land and 7, 12, 17, 16, 43 and 16
Second part Slatina
Second part Zábořským from Brloha. This old Czech mentioned already in 1318 on Dobev at Písku. One from Záboří and Kadov, which Slatinou (its parts) had it Bušek Zábořský in 1543 to. Jeden from its, Alexandr, Slatinu to in the year 1620, when died. With Annou Vambereckou from Rohatec had son Alexandra, Václava and Kryštofa. Alexandr, which during heritage estate with parts village, Alexandr Václav from Brloha on Slatina. This, that here. (Hille fortress.) On Slatina „“ to in the year 1677, when ji sold and on in Kozlově. Zajímavý is and minutes: „Dne 10. Decembris 1667 in Pan Alexandr Václav Zábořský from Brloha and on Slatina with Urozenou Pannou Ludmilou Strojetickou from Strojetic.“ Svědky in Páně St.. Václava in Kadově: and Markvart Strojetický from Strojetic, Mikuláš Bořek Řepický from Řepice, Jiří Strojetický from Strojetic and on Řezanicích and Urozená Anna Řepická. To, that this importance was held in church, about, that on Slatina. Existenci this and further minutes: „Dne 3. Juni 1677 in Pánu Alena Strojetická from Strojetic from Přebudova, in Slatina and in the year 1681 died Maxmiliána Strojetická from Strojetic and on Slatina“.
In 1654, when Alexandr Zábořský from Brloha Slatinu, in Českém land,.. Kromě land was to and. Poddaní to:, cottage and garden, house.
To estate Alexandra Zábořského:
- Sedláci: Jiřík Sahan (21 strychs), Jiřík Řehna (21 strychs), Matouš Řehna (21 strychs), Jiřík Fijala (21 strychs), Václav Smetana (21 strychs),
- Cottage: Matěj Slon (9 strychs), Adam Slon (9 strychs), Jiřík Záveský (9 strychs),
- Garden: Václav Němec, Jiřík Pštros and Anna Krejčová, who without land, and Štěpán Švec 3 strychs.
Total 150 strychs arable land and 21, 19, 18 and 10. New this parts Slatina in 1677 Jan Kavka from Svárova and Ludmilou Římanskou. Zakrátko, in 1680, was Slatina in Adama Oppla. Po its sold in the year 1688 Afra Voršila Opplová from Videršperka estate Václavu Ferdinandu Kunáši from Machovi. Rod Kunášů importance to Slatina, therefore about it more.
Kunášové from Machovic
Kunášové from Machovic are, which from Machovice at Hluboké above Vltavou. In were two and one, in with and. History this is. Koncem 14. century Vyšata and Buzek from Václava IV. Village Chřenovice. Members in further several village in Bohemia. On 16. century to. Josefem Kunášem, which in field 19. century owned Mešetice, member.
Václav Lev Kunáš, son Viléma Kunáše and its Krystýny Marie from Branišova, Chřenovic and estate Dlouhou Village (1679 – 1687). Oba estate sold and in the year 1688 from its Afry Voršily Opálové from Vidšperka Slatina from , farmstead and parts village. Václav Lev Kunáš on small, which,. Dokladem is and several, which mu here its Helena Majdalena Kalenicová from Kalenic and which were in church (in té time):
- Václav Ferdinand Šebestián – 23. January 1691
- Zuzana Antonie – 5.9.1692
- Anna Field – 1693
- Ludmila – 1695
- František Augustin – 1698 (in Březnici and time was Slatina)
- Jan Vilém
Dne 29. 1698 Václav Lev Kunáš from Machovic, on Slatina, died and was ceremony in church. Its Helena died 27. 1709 in 52 years and was also in Kadově. Kromě them is here and František Augustin, which po Lva Kunáše time estate. Po Slatina estate in 1712 son Václav Ferdinand Kunáš. Ten with Annou Františkou Vojetickou from New Village and. Zajímavostí is, that was already in chapel St.. Václava in.
First was in church, Sommer in Kadově:
- Marie Anna Helena Kateřina was born 21. 1717, in Kadově, died 20. August 1717,
- Marie Josefa Kateřina Johanka was born 23. June 1717, died 23. April 1719 in years,
- Marie Anna Laurentia Barbora Josefa was born 6. August 1718, in 1742 for Jana Antonína Mö from Klatov,
- Jan Karel František Václav was born 13. 1720, died 7. 1721 as
- Jan Vilém František Josef was born 8. August 1722. As on and in 70 years in the year 1792 died in .
With regard to , who Kunášovým for and during their, to be. Slatina personal, which ji during,. Podívejme persons:
Urozená Field Achtmanová, Marie Kateřina Vojická from New Village, Jiří Other Vojický from New Village, Barbora Janovská from Oselec, Ferdinand Rumerskirch from Chanovic, Antonín de Andlanen, Victoria Dluhoveská, Josefa Rumerskirch from Chanovic, Dorota Janovská from Janovic and on Oselcích. Each 3 – 4 and.
Further, which in years 1724 – 1734 was born, was already in chapel St.. Václava on „Slatina,“ about further. Potvrzuje, that Václav Ferdinand Kunáš surroundings in the year 1724 Slatina and in it and chapel St.. Václava. Further Kunášovy children:
- Jan Václav Other was born 6. 1724 and in chapel St.. Václava in Slatina monastery,
- Jan František Karel was born 16. December 1726, also on and 4. 1759 died as Virtenberského, was 7.3.1759 in Kadově,
- Maria Josefa Antonia Kateřina was born 12. June 1729, further,
- Jan Nepomucký Josef František was born 30. December 1731, po Václavu Ferdinandu Slatina,
- Jan Nepomuk Arnošt Karel Václav Ignác was born as 24. August 1734. At it for and, who in chapel:
- Karel Hubert – Svaté from Quadaille, on Levenci and New Zámcích on Moravě,
- Vysoce Pan Václav Janovský from Janovic,
- Urozená Anna Lemeyrová, Karkulová from Strakonic and on Lhotě.
Václav Ferdinand Kunáš died in 7. April 1736. Was mu 46 years. Ohlédneme-li for its as small Slatina, that its was primarily its estate and, and to and route very.
To history about surroundings, which Kunáš to , so that obtained and second field Slatina, and ji to estate. Its large estate Ferdinand Kunáš with estate Eleonorou from Mansfeldu and Fondi. Kunáš total, three in Hliněném Újezdě and in Svatém Field and is for Slatina, who to church St.. Petra and Pavla in Horažďovicích, which. Slatinští about this, Horažďovic, where mandatory their. About this us old commemorative.
Sedláci to – Jan Křítek, Slatina, Pavel Krůta, Kašpar Vaněček, Jiří Vyšehrad and Martin Dvořák great free from and other total other mandatory. Jednou from them was, that in to Strakonic and for,. Later was permitted in Horažďovicích. This up to to in the year 1731. This in the year, when Kunáš, again mandatory to Horažďovic. Vykonavše ji, to, where, which is before Kunášem. Jeden from them to Slatina, so that their. Posel is in Slatina, to Horažďovic, was about, Kunášovými,. Sedláci house without them. Kunáš had it son these po field and, so that mu. Otcové their on château to Horažďovic with , so that is to Kunášova. Ale from is with , so that house, that. About method, Kunáš its preserved report, which for its on memory (was and with other list in Slatina, today):
„Jakmile am house, for Kunáš and, mu. My are on method. Jan Křtitel: „Nežli já Vašnosti was – wayside shrine, – “On tu Kunáš, to and Křítkovi, so that up to to. Načež mu.„Budeš, or no?“ Kunáš. Ale Křítek:„Nebudu.“Dal mu further. „Budeš, or no?“ „Nebudu“ Dal further. Zase:„Budeš?“ And when, that,. Total. Ubohý Jan, co, „Budu.“ Jiří Vyšohrad, because,. Jan Dvořák, because also be, was from owner farmstead and on cottage. Kašpar Vaněček, also and Pavel Krůta.“
Jan Kunáš with property Jana Křítka, about report further.„Hned in from its farmstead and on Dvořákovský farmstead and its. Sednici, which was,. From . Also was masonry, two land, on ní and ní on, and on ní, barn on second. Also had Jan Skřítek farmstead at Vyšohrada for 50, also had cottage, tu mu and for 100 guilders sold. Pole, which Kunášovi, and other. Rybníček mu also. Ubohý Vavřinec, from is. Three its Anna, Ludmila and Kateřina serves“.Report:„wayside shrine, us tu!“
Farmstead Slatina from in the year 1732
so that Kunáš its property, following year for its Slatina estate new farmstead (land), which Slatinu in 1732. In page Václav Ferdinand Kunáš this:„This Urbární establishment from Urozeného and Stateczného Rittířze Mr Wáclava Ferdinanda Kunnasse from Machowitcz. Téhož time Pána on Slattinie Slattinu on about farmstead and other Wrchnostliwe Powinnosti and, to Panskému further field from field its Milos. Czísařzské also its each Estate will be further and. Czehoz Datum second Januáre, Letha Panie Tisícztího second Vácslav Ferdinand Kunáš from Machowitz Pána on Slatinie.“
Farmstead all peasant farmstead and cottage and, – were built from wood or from stone. This is resources information about this time. From ní, that Kunáš to its house field land, and all other. Uvádíme their (for is field in strychs – 1 strychs = 0285ha). Farmstead: Krůtovský 3,5., Vaněčkovský 7., Vyšohradovský 2,5., Dvořákovský 6., Fialovský 3,5., Křítkovský 15., Zíkovský 2,5., Hejtmánkovský 4., Family 2., Adámkovský 2., Smetanovský 5.. Cottage: Cross 2., Kopáčkovská 4. and Šimůnkovská 1 strychs. Hospodářům total 60 strychs field.
Slatina farmstead and cottage in 1732
Period first 18. century, that was in building materials wood –. All or residential building: to great, which was always in, (), or „house“, on side was, was „“. On residential part „“ (for and), on side farmstead for, in farmstead, co barn. In Slatina farmstead is in the year 1732 10: Kopáčkovský, Dvořákovský, Krůtovský, Vaněčkovský, Family, Vyšohradovský, Zíkovský (), Hejtmánkovský, Fialovský, Smetanovský. Further 9 cottage: Stochlebovská, Cross, Sahanovská, New, Šimůnkovská, Slonovská, Strakovská, Jankovská and Adámkovská.
In 1732 in Slatina still wood buildings. Wood all farmstead and cottage Dvořákovského and Fialovského. Síně („“), were wood at Krůtovského, Family and Hejtmánkovského, other were stone. Stejně was and at. Maštale were all stone, and all wood. Sýpku farmstead Krůtovský, Vaněčkovský and Smetanovský (stone), other to, farmstead Krůtovský, Vaněčkovský and Smetanovský. All were stone and is also, that () was on all construction in.
Co, at their cottage. Dispozice their house was:, and from buildings malý and small, to residential parts. Stvby and all building, residential, were wood.
From follows, that village was following: From total 19 was 17 wood, from 19 („house“ or) was 12 wood, from 19 10 wood (farmstead Hejtmánkovský had two), 9 was stone, from 16 was 11 wood, 16 was wood, 6 also wood, 2 stone and 3 stone. Ráz village was wooden.
Václav Ferdiand Kunáš in 1731 field Slatina in. Postupem time was Křítkovský farmstead and. Pole, which was cottage and house, was to. Dvořákovský farmstead was later. Is, that Kunáš its. Zatímco on other estate 3 in, in Slatina to was 1 and with.
Kunášové church buildings in. E.g.. in 1709 po died Václavu Lvu church silver chalice, arable and other. Václav Ferdinand Kunáš had it on its in church St.. Václava, po it Ana Františka churches in Kadově and Záboří.
Po Václava Ferdinanda Kunáše in 1736 Slatina its Ana Františka and po its Janu Josefovi and Janu Arnoštovi. In time was Josefovi and and Arnoštovi, in 21 years, estate surroundings in the year 1755. Dne 8. November 1762 sold Kunášové consent its mother estate Slatinu for 21 000 guilders and 100 „“ Janu Sweerts-Sporkovi, on Lnářích, which ji to large house. Lnářské house 34 village with 577 and 13. Estate total 16 464 strychs land and from from and 16 892 guilders. Estate and 365 pond. Říkalo, that each be pond.
My on Kunášů in Slatina. In its, already in Slatina chapel St.. Václava, are, that surroundings in the year 1724 Ferdinand Kunáš new. In Liber Cadovensis (commemorative) us preserved this.
Slatina
„Old “, Slatina Kunášů and history Pavel Hille. From, which still in 1811, was later. Zámeček about further residential building and before was.
Zámeček was from stone, from wood, in which were bell. Uvnitř building was several with. Was here, in and estate (, house and and from in the year 1732.). In was also chapel with St.. Václava and – St.. Antonína and St.. Jana Nepomuckého. On was malý, 2, 3 with, 2 field. Further chapel had silver chalice with, on chalice, new, several arable and other mass (according to commemorative). Zdi chapel were small with. In chapel Kunáš and also about, and to without.
To also, which in house No.. 35 „At Zoubků“. Still in 1760 is in, that má small and. Part was and, which „“ from. To still. „“, or, where from wood. Jednou from mandatory was mandatory strychs to this „“.
Panský farmstead
Jak before large fire in 1883, which „old farmstead“, farmstead, again from commemorative. Popis farmstead is from in the year 1762, from years. In was, in, farmstead. From building here and with, to and on and. On was po chapel St.. Václava small, on which was bell from chapel. Bell with, in field and. Large stone had and two, on which. Sviňské at and to them. Farmstead was stone and to it three, from on large orchard with more 500 fruit, during orchard was large garden and at small.
In 1762 was 27, from 14, 4, 80 and 15. Total 270 strychs arable field, from 5 strychs, 65 strychs and 200 strychs, and. From 44 for. To 72 strychs forest area and forest.
Nedílnou each farmstead was and. Chov up to to field 19. century to very. Po period, when, was great pond on meadows, which for and.
Po fire in 1883 was Slatina farmstead, large part building for, and were built on basis buildings. Zrušena was building, which already as, and old with „“ (), which at to farmstead. New building farmstead were built according to plan Josefa Káby. Plzeňského, Eduard Daubek, owner estate (to to which Slatina) to construction. Building farmstead in basis. Jen and small, which in later years, when farmstead on basis land to owner and later to JZD Slatina, its.
Jestliže today to area this farmstead and during on old building and is with --, which „“, before Slatina farmstead.
Slatina as estate
Bratři Jan Josef and Jan Arnošt Kunášové from Machovic sold Slatinu in 1762 for 21 000 guilders estate Janu Františku Kristiánovi Sweerts-Sporkovi. Sweerts-Sporkové importance on and development in estate and on development school. Mimo other in 1765 church to its Baroque. To period and one.
Vzpoura on estate
In 1771 in Bohemia for large and. Lidé and and from. From, rules and town and. In Bohemia peasant, which were and regulation Josefa II. Issued in the year and peasant. Lid in house, that is and ji. To,. Dne 1. June 1771 was to Lnář Lipovský from Lipovic, so that importance. Vedeni and its, Haraburdou from Lažánek, to Lnář from surroundings. Naplnili before and. Byli, so that to, to and, so that was. Zatím from Blatné army, to and is to. Sedláci, . In té at and to. Někteří, and Slatina and from Chanovic, was. Došlo to, was in Horažďovicích. Lidé, from village to forest and and on other estate, which is. In village and po surroundings. Osm this on. Ti and. Čekal is however. Ať, or, to was,. Each still, to new, and to, co. Zmírnění up to in 1775, when Marie Terezie mandatory on field.
Robotní mandatory Slatina in 1762
according to 15 guilders and 5 farmstead. Kromě each 1 and 1/2., tj. Pracovat with and for year 6 „“. Further still three „“ or place 21.
Cottage in time from St.. Jiří to St.. Václava 6 (and) and.
Roční 15 guilders, 15 guilders and 6 guilders.
Jews, which in Slatina 14 families, 85 guilders. Jewish, which in the municipality shop, from each sold (= 56 kg) 45.
Kromě in and from „ “, teacher 13., total 30.
Po Janu Františku Christianovi Sweerts-Sporkovi estate and Slatinou its son Josef, which 6. January 1802 died. For children estate Jan Prokop Hartmann, from Karlštejna, and to up to to St.. Vojtěcha in the year 1803, estate Leopold Thun, for 1 350 000 guilders. Hrabě Thun estate year. Nelíbilo mu Bohemia. Therefore 27. August 1804 sold estate for 1 580 000 guilders and 4 000 guilders free Janu Františku Luncknerovi from Lutzewircku. Ten estate Slatina which 20. February 1811 sold for 21 000 guilders and 1 000 guilders Franzi Becherovi.
Slatina as estate
Franz Becher already estate, were village Chanovice, Újezd and New Village. In all village were in owner, and. Becher as, for time and results estate. Po on in the year 1838 estate son Franz Gustav Becher, which later obtained free. Ten in in, and in forest.
Dne 1. August 1871 Franz Gustav free Becher sold estate for 135 000 guilders JUDr. Eduardu Daubkovi. Kromě Chanovic sold and farmstead Slatinu for 30 000 guilders. Po estate Eduard Daubek. Rytíř Daubek was large and and „“ Františka Bohumila Doubka (Doubek – Daubek is). For Slatina chapel had it Daubek bell and donated St.. Eduarda (Františka B. Doubka). 19. August 1889 Daubek large Chanovice sold and château and estate Osek at Strakonic.
New owner Isidor Schmiedl, large from Vísek at Horní Břízy,. Chanovice and Slatinu total for 180 000 guilders. Slatina farmstead was from in the year 1902 and on it several. Name Františka Field from Kozlova, its son Václava Field from Brus and Vojtěcha Doubravského. Isidor Schmiedl died 24. November 1900 and large po died Pavlína, Marešová, and to up to to its in 1910. Téhož in the year estate its daughter Anna, for Pavla Goldegg-Lindenburga, - and in Uhrách.
Anna from Goldegg-Lindenburgu died 13. September 1938 and estate children: František Goldegg, Ferdinand Goldegg, Dr. Jiří Goldegg and Elisabeth Heintschel (Goldegg). Administrative property was František Goldegg, and to up to to 1945, when was in Chanovicích. Dekretem president Republic from December 1945 was property Goldeggů and.
During land in 1947 were Slatina farmstead, building and land small. Dlouho however from property. Tvrdě establishment, to pole and building farmstead to. Up to to building. Po 1989 were on basis act about owner.