Jindřichův Hradec

Jindrichuv Hradec, one of the beauti-ful Czech towns, is situated in the southwest part of Ceskomoravska vrchovina.

Many visitors come every year to see numerous historical and architectonic monuments and enjoy the panorama-view of the castle and the chateau over the lake Vajgar. The oldest known document mentioning Hradec is from 1220.

The owner of the land was at that time Jindrich I - he was the founder of the dynasty Hradec. He built a castle in Gothic style replacing a smaller one. The settlement underneath the castle wall became a town in the mid 13th century, bearing the name of its founder Jindrich I. The town emblem remained from the dynasty Hradec - a golden rose with blue background. King Vladislav II added to the emblem two lion kings, the letter W and a crown in 1483. The town was in possession by three dynasties: by the Hradec until 1604, by the Slavata until 1693 and the last were the Cernin.

The old town centre has been classified as a historical monument.

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