Jindrichuv Hradec town & 21873 Jindrichuvhradec Asteroid - Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic
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N 49° 07.860 E 015° 00.161
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The town Jindrichuv Hradec is an important centre in South Bohemia and the historical part of the town was declared to the town reserve.
Waymark Code: WMR6E6
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/16/2016
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About a thousand asteroids were discovered by astronomers from Klet Observatory (
visit link) . The most of this asteroids was named after famous locations of Czech Republic or famous Czech natives. In addition to these well-known names/persons, some asteroids are named after the names of the villages in the vicinity of the Klet Observatory.
About Jindrichuv Hradec
The most important sight in Jindrichuv Hradec is the Gothic-Renaissance chateau, which arose from the original Gothic castle on the rock spit above the Nežárka river near Vajgar pond.
Only part of the town walls with the bastions on the eastern outskirts of the historical centre and the bastion called Solnice (Salt-House) have been preserved from the fortification from the 15th century. This substituted the original fortification system from the 13th century. The town had three gateways, but only one, Nežárecká Brána (Nežárka Gate), has been preserved to this day.
The Column of the Most Holy Trinity (1768) is the dominant feature of the trapezoidal square in the historical centre. A lot of Gothic houses (from the end of the 14th century) and Renaissance houses (16th century) can be seen around the square. Most of them were reconstructed after the fire in 1801 and they have some elements from later architectonic styles.
21873 Jindrichuvhradec Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: J. Tichá, M. Tichý
Date of discovery: 29. 10. 1999
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory