Telč

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nameTelč
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image_skylinePanorama Telc namesti z vysky.jpg
image_captionHistoric centre of Telč
image_flagFlag of Telc.svg
image_shieldTelc CoA.png
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Vysočina
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Jihlava
pushpin_mapCzech Republic
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameVladimír Brtník
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1335
area_total_km224.87
elevation_m514
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total5134
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code588 56
website
footnotes{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
childyes
official_nameHistoric Centre of Telč
criteria(i), (iv)
ID621
year1992
area36 ha
buffer_zone296.5 ha
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Administrative division

Telč consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Telč-Podolí (970)
  • Telč-Staré Město (2,429)
  • Telč-Štěpnice (1,414)
  • Telč-Vnitřní Město (260)
  • Studnice (78)

Studnice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The settlement was originally named Teleč. The name was created by adding the possessive suffix to the personal name Telec (meaning "young calf") and was masculine. The current name Telč is feminine.

Geography

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Telč is located about 26 km southwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Studnická Ostražka at 642 m above sea level, located near Studnice.

The stream of Telčský potok flows through the town and contributes the Moravian Thaya River in the south. The Moravian Thaya partly forms the eastern border of the municipal territory. The territory of Telč is rich in fishponds. The system of ponds Štěpnický rybník, Ulický rybník and Staroměstský rybník is located in the centre of the town.

History

According to local legend, the town was founded in 1099, however the first written mention is from 1335. The Gothic castle, Gothic houses and water fortification were built in the mid-14th century. The development ended during the Hussite Wars. The town was conquered by the Hussites but the castle resisted.

Telč slowly recovered and another period of prosperity occurred during the rule of Zachariáš of Hradec. In the middle of the 16th century, he had the medieval castle rebuilt in the Renaissance style. He also had the Gothic houses rebuilt into Renaissance houses with arcades and decorated façades. During the Thirty Years' War, the town was shortly occupied by the Swedish army. The counter-reformation brought the Jesuits to the town, who built the Church of the Name of Jesus in 1667, and founded the Jesuit Latin Grammar School.

During the 18th century, the town profited from wealthy townspeople who had statues, fountains, chapels and Marian column built. In 1773, the rights of the Jesuit Order were cancelled. From 1785, Telč was Germanised. During the 19th century, the industry developed. The railway was built in 1898.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|4733 |1880|5272 |1890|5079 |1900|4785 |1910|4647 |1921|4533 |1930|4420 |1950|4288 |1961|5146 |1970|5367 |1980|5875 |1991|6049 |2001|6053 |2011|5540 |2021|5151 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

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The I/23 road from Třebíč to Jindřichův Hradec passes through the town.

Telč is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Slavonice. The town is served by two train stations: Telč and Telč-Staré Město.

Sights

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The historic town centre is located between the Štěpnický rybník and Ulický rybník ponds and also delimited by town walls. The historic centre is protected as an urban monument reservation and the town part of Telč-Staré Město is an urban monument zone. Since 1992, Telč has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The town square is a unique complex of long urban plaza with well-conserved Renaissance and Baroque houses with high gables and arcades. The houses have been uniformly reconstructed in the Renaissance styles and later gables and façades of some of them were individually remodelled, in most cases in the Baroque style.

The 17th-century Renaissance castle with an English-style park is one of the main landmarks of the square and whole town. One of the most valuable parts is the Chapel of All Saints with stucco decoration. There are several exhibition routes and the castle also houses a branch of the Vysočina Museum with ethnographic, historical and archaeological collections.

Religious monuments

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The main landmark of Telč-Staré Město is the Church of the Holy Mother of God. Originally a Gothic church from the second half of the 14th century, this cemetery church is the oldest church in Telč. It was rebuilt in the early Baroque style in the 17th century. The enclosure wall with gate and Baroque statues around the church date from the 18th century. Inside the church is a preserved late Gothic pulpit.

The Church of the Holy Spirit was built in the late Gothic style on the site of an older sanctuary. The church was built as an extension to a late Romanesque tower from the early 13th century. The tower was damaged by fire, after which it was lowered and given a pseudo-Gothic roof.

The Church of the Name of Jesus is a significant landmark of the town square. It is built right in a row of houses as a part of the former Jesuit college. it was built in the Baroque style in 1663–1667, according to the design by Giovanni Domenico Orsi.

The Church of Saint James the Great is a large Gothic building that is an extension of Telč Castle. It has a massive tower that is almost 60 m high.

The second cemetery church in Telč is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the early Baroque style at the end of the 17th century.

In popular culture

In 1963, Vojtěch Jasný made the film The Cassandra Cat in Telč. In 1979, Werner Herzog filmed the movie Woyzeck in Telč.

Many Czech fairy tale movies were filmed in the Telč Castle, the most famous of which are The Proud Princess (1952) and Z pekla štěstí (1999).

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Telč is twinned with:

Gallery

Státní zámek Telč.jpg|Telč Castle Náměstí Zachariáše z Hradce, Telč.jpg|Zachariáše z Hradce Square Namesti Zachariase z Hradce.jpg|Houses and Church of the Name of Jesus on the town square Telč Holy Spirit Church 02.jpg|Church of the Holy Spirit

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. "Název města". Město Telč.
  4. "Historical background". Telč.
  5. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  7. "Detail stanice Telč". [[České dráhy]].
  8. "Historic Centre of Telč". UNESCO.
  9. "Houses on the square". Telč.
  10. "Chateau". Telč.
  11. "Hřbitovní kostel Matky Boží". National Heritage Institute.
  12. "Kostel sv. Ducha s věží". National Heritage Institute.
  13. "Kostel Jména Ježíš". National Heritage Institute.
  14. "Kostel sv. Jakuba Staršího s věží a křížovou chodbou". National Heritage Institute.
  15. "Hřbitovní kostel sv. Anny". National Heritage Institute.
  16. (2021-06-24). "Vojtěch Jasný's film The Cassandra Cat returns to Cannes in digitally restored version". [[Czech Radio]].
  17. (2018-01-16). "V Telči se natáčela řada filmových pohádek. Nejslavnější byla Pyšná princezna". [[Czech Radio]].
  18. "Partnerská města". Město Telč.

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