Hrdějovice (German: Hartowitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. The folk architecture in Opatovice village in the municipality is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Hrdějovice
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Hrdějovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°1′8″N 14°28′43″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,558
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	373 61
Website	www.hrdejovice-opatovice.cz

Hrdějovice lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of České Budějovice and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Opatovice is an administrative part of Hrdějovice.

History

The first written mention of Hrdějovice is from 1350 and of Opatovice from 1378. From 1661 to abolition of serfdom in 1850, it belonged to Hluboká manor owned by the Schwarzenberg family.[2]

Sights

• Baroque Chapel of the Virgin Mary from the mid-18th century, rebuilt in 1876
• Pilgrimage chapel with a healing well
• Memorial to those killed in World War I
• Folk Baroque style houses
• Memorial to remember the tragic air crash of 18 July 1924

Notable people

• František Mareš (1857–1942), physiologist, philosopher and politician

Gallery

• 
  House No 17
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  Chapel of the Virgin Mary

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hrdějovice.

• Official website