Podhradí (Cheb District)

Podhradí
Municipality and village
Podhradí with ruins of castle Neuberg Podhradí with ruins of castle Neuberg
Location of Podhradí municipality within Cheb District and administrative area of Aš as a Municipality with Extended Competence. Location of Podhradí municipality within Cheb District and administrative area of Aš as a Municipality with Extended Competence.
Coordinates:
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary Region
District	Cheb District
First mentioned	1288
Government
• Mayor	Jaroslav Smolka
Elevation	1,844 ft (562 m)
Population (2006)
• Total	175
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	35123

Podhradí (German: Neuberg or Neuberg bei Asch) is a village and municipality in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. In 2006 the village had a population of 175.

Geography

Podhradí lies 5 kilometres north from Aš, about 562 metres above sea level. Through the village flows Ašský potok.

It neighbour with Aš to the south, with Doubrava and Kopaniny to the southeast, with Studánka to the north and with Kamenná to the west.

History

Podhradí was first mentioned in 1288. Until this year, Podhradí was property of Neuberg. After Albrech von Neuberg death, emperor Rudolph I of Bohemia handed Podhradí to lords of Plauen, as a fief. In 1392, village was inherited by Zedtwitz. Podhradí soon became a center of Aš-region.

In 1470-1490, an evangelic church was built here by Zedwitz.

After big fire in 1610, a castle Neuberg was seriously damaged. Family of Zedwitz fall apart, and individual stems moving to new chateaus in Aš, Kopaniny, Doubrava, Smrčina and two chateas in Podhradí. From this moment, Podhradí wasn't centre of Aš-region anymore.

In 1717, a new school was built here.

In 1902, a Upper Chateau was destroyed in next big fire. Destroyed was also a local brewery. Under Chateau was destroyed few years later. In this days, a ruins of old castle Neuberg and Upper Chateau is still located here. Local council make efforts to save them, but, because of bad financial situation is a big problem.

Early 19th century, Podhradí was influence by growing textile industry. Population grows to almost 2000. After World War II and German transfer, village almost defunct. In 2006 the village had a population of 175.

Year	1850	1930	1947	1961	1970	2001	2006
Population	1919	2002	540	321	257	166	175

The name of the village

Podhradí is from Pod which means under and hrad, which means castle; Podhradí means under the castle.

Landmarks

• Ruins of castle Neuberg from 13th century,
• ruins of Upper Chateau,
• baroque church of Good Shepherd from 1470–1490,
• 1848-1866 wars memorial from 1893,
• World War I memorial,
• two conciliation crosses.

Galerie

• Podhradí 2008-10-13 (church).JPG

  Church of Good Shepherd.

• Podhradí 2008-10-13 (memorial).JPG

  WW1 memorial

• Podhradí castle ruins 2008-10-13.JPG

  Ruins of Upper Chateau.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website