Česká Třebová


Česká Třebová is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. The city is located in the east of the Czech Republic. It is the fourth most populated city and second largest in the Pardubice Region. Česká Třebová is spread over 41 km² and the population is about 15,500 citizens. The city of Česká Třebová is divided into 6 cadastral areas: Česká Třebová, Kozlov, Lhotka, Parník, Skuhrov and Svinná.

History

Česká Třebová was founded in the 13th century by king's locator lord Oldřich of Drnholec. In that time, the Roman church of St. Catherine was built. In 1304, the King of Bohemia Wenceslaus II gave it to the Zbraslav Abbey and later, in the 14th century, the town belonged to the bishops of Litomyšl. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the town prospered but due to the subsequent loss of its city rights, the Thirty Years' War, plagues and fires, it became poor and insignificant. In the 19th century, a railway station was built, which greatly aided the city development.
The city's coat of arms sports a black rooster with a human head on a red field. According to a legend, a city scribe lost the city signet and was sentenced to die as a result. Before the execution, his wife saw a rooster dug out the signet from trash, saving her husbands life.

Sports

The city is home to a 4th league Ice Hockey club, HC Kohouti Česká Třebová, who play at the "Na Skále" arena with a capacity of 1,200.

Transport

is a major railway junction linking Prague with two pan-European corridors. The city experienced rapid development after the station was opened in 1845.

Twin towns — sister cities

Česká Třebová is twinned with: