Humpolec : Czech Republic
Humpolec : Czech Republic
Small town in Bohemia, Czech Republic, situated south-east of Prague and roughly halfway between the Czech capital and Brno, on the northwestern edge of the Bohemian-Moravian highlands (Českomoravská Vrchovina). Humpolec was founded at the beginning of the 13th century, (formerly: Gumpolds or Humpoltz), becoming a town status some 100 years later.
The town currently has a population of around 11,000 inhabitants. Humpolec is birthplace of Emil Hrdlicka, well-known American anthropologist, Jan Zabrana, one of the greatest Bohemian writers and translators of 20th century, Ivan Martin Jirous, poet, underground writer and member of anticommunist opposition. In nearby village of Kaliste, Bohemian composer Gustav Mahler was born.