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Presentation of our town Rajec-Jestrebi
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Rajec-Rajec-Jestrebi Jestrebi
The Czech The Czech RepublicRepublic
Rajec-Jestrebi is a small town situated along the river Svitava in southern Moravia.
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Rajec belongs to the oldest settlements in our republic. It was founded in the 12th century and its name is first mentioned in 1141 in a document of the Bishop of Olomouc.
Jestrebi is first mentioned in 1371. It belonged to lords of Boritov.
In 1960 a two-part town Rajec-Jestrebi was created.
Rajec-Jestrebi has about 4,000 inhabitants.
This is our municipal coat of arms. It consists of three symbols: a hawk, a plough and knife (agricultural tools) and a saw (an industrial tool).
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Holesin
Jestrebi
KarolinTwo villages – Holesin and Karolin belog to the town Rajec-Jestrebi.
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This classicist chateau was built between 1763 and 1769. It was inspired by architecture from the time of Lewis XVI.
You can find here the Salm picture gallery, a large Empire library and collections of crystal, Chinese porcelain and copper engravings.
The court with French garden is surrounded by a large park in the English style.
There is a music hall in the chateau, in which many concerts take place, e.g. the international music festival Concentus Moraviae.
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1 the baroque Roman …Catholic church
2 Chapel of St. John
3 Chapel of St. Anna
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1+2 Our grammar school
The school was established in 1993 as an alternative form of studies. It has two buildings because more and more students would like to study in Rajec-Jestrebi. The main building (1) has been used as school since 1905. It has eight classes, a laboratory and a computer classroom. It also has its own gym and a small playground.
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4 Library
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Kopecek is a favourite restaurant and guesthouse in our region. The original building was built in 1869 by the Salm family. It was completely rebuilt in 1993 and a new chateau-style guesthouse with a period restaurant, a Blue Room, a Pink Room, a summer terrace, and a pleasant pub for beer lovers was created. Kopecek offers a refreshment and a high standard of accommodation There are seven blue bedrooms, comfortably furnished, two suites are white, and there is also the presidental suite with a fireplace and whirpool bath.