Hořice na Šumavě

Hořice na Šumavě
38222 Hořice na Šumavě
Contact: Martin Madej

Telephone: +420 380 737 201
Fax: +420 380 737 101

E-mail: info@horicenasumave.cz
WWW: www.horicenasumave.cz

Location: Region of Český Krumlov

Municipal office

Basic information

Geographical area : 3187 ha

Altitude : 679 m above sea level

Parts

Hořice na Šumavě
Cipín
Mýto
Skláře
Svíba
Šebanov
Žestov

Town History

Origin of the Name :
in Latin texts - Horzicz, Gorici
in German texts - Höritz

The first mention of the town is from 1274. Hořice was first part of the holdings of Jindřich of Kosová Hora, then of Záviš of Falkenštejn, and finally of Vítek of Krumlov. In 1290 it was sold to the Vyšší Brod Monastery. In the year 1375 Hořice was the most significant town in the area with reeves, aldermen, and its own judicial authority. The Vyšší Brod abbot Pavel granted the township higher authority in 1549.

Tales and legends :
Hořice inhabitants were afraid of one townsman who was able to put his strange wordly-gained knowledge to use for his own benefit. Once, with the help of wings and magic, he froze a thief who wanted to steal a pig from his sty for the whole night, and in the morning freed him with a single word. But an old granny, who stole a clover from the townsman, died an unlucky death - he overslept, and the morning sun burned the frozen woman into ashes. From that day, the unhappy man carried out his pentinence by taking twenty-five pilgrimages to Mariazell. On the last journey, he was struck by a great tiredness, and overcome with desparation, he hung himself on a tree by the forest path.

Local Historical structures

Church of St. Kateřina - originally early gothic, founded in 13th century, completely rebuilt at the turn of the 15th to 16th century. Burned down in 1771 and 1834 repaired in 1900-01, when a tower was added.
On the square stands an 8-sided stone pillory from 1549 with two hollow stone gauges for measuring taxes.
Statue of Jan Nepomucký from the 18th century.
system of seven stone fountains, erlier serving for supplying inhabitants with drinkable water

Nature

Nearby is a natural historical monuments Slavkovský chlumek and Žestov with a site of European sow-bread and a mixed undergrowth forest, and towards Černá v Pošumaví one can find Muckovské calcite quarries where bats gather.