Chotěboř
Chotěboř (Czech pronunciation: [ˈxocɛbor̝̊]; German: Chotieborsch) is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 9,200. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as Urban monument zone.
Chotěboř | |
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Town | |
 Square in Chotěboř | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chotěboř Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°43′15″N 15°40′13″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Havlíčkův Brod |
| First mentioned | 1265 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomáš Škaryd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.05 km2 (20.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 9,178 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 583 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Chotěboř Castle
Villages and hamlets of Bílek, Dobkov, Klouzovy, Počátky, Příjemky, Rankov, Střížov and Svinný are administrative parts of Chotěboř.
Notable people
- František Sláma (1850–1971), writer and politician
- Ignát Herrmann (1854–1935), novelist, satirist and editor
- Bohuslav Šťastný (born 1949), ice hockey player
- Tomáš Zohorna (born 1988), ice hockey player
- Gabriela Kratochvílová (born 1990), model, winner of Czech Miss 2013
- Matěj Vydra (born 1992), footballer
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- "Chotěboř navázala přátelské vztahy s ukrajinským městem Tjačiv" (in Czech). Havlíčskobrodský deník. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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