Poběžovice

Poběžovice (formerly Ronšperk, German: Ronsperg) is a town in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Poběžovice
Town
Míru Square
Flag
Coat of arms
Poběžovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′N 12°48′E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictDomažlice
First mentioned1359
Government
 • MayorMartin Kopecký
Area
 • Total27.83 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,559
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
345 22
Websitewww.pobezovice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Ohnišťovice, Sedlec, Sezemín, Šibanov, Šitboř and Zámělíč are administrative parts of Poběžovice.

History
Poběžovice Castle

The continuous settlement of the area is documented by archaeological finds from the 11th century. Village of Poběžovice was probably founded at the beginning of the 14th century. The first written mention of Poběžovice is from 1359, when a small keep was built. In 1424 it became a market town.[2][3]

In 1459 the market town was bought by a lower nobleman Dobrohost of Drštka by Skořice na Rokycansku. At the latest in 1470, he left the keep and had built a late-Gothic solid water castle called Nový Ronšperk ("New Ronšperk"). Since then he was known as Dobrohost of Ronšperk, and Poběžovice was renamed Ronšperk. In 1490–1501 he also built a new large church, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, where he was later buried. In 1506 Ronšperk became a town.[2][3]

In 1864, the castle and the manor were bought by the noble family Coudenhove, later known as Coudenhove-Kalergi family.[2][3]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Poběžovice is twinned with:[4]

  • Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
  • Railway station
  • The Hotel Hubertus

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Město Poběžovice. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  3. "Historicky vývoj města" (PDF) (in Czech). Město Poběžovice. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  4. "Poběžovické pouťové slavnosti 2019". pobezovice.cz (in Czech). Město Poběžovice. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-04.


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