OUR TOWN TŘEBÍČ NAŠE MĚSTO TŘEBÍČ. Place and nature

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1 OUR TOWN TŘEBÍČ NAŠE MĚSTO TŘEBÍČ Place and nature - is situated in south-western Moravia - it s typical natural landscape of the Bohemian and Moravian Highlands - there we can find hills, valleys, woods, fields, ponds - there are a few natural preserves (The MohelnoSerpentine Steppe, syenit rocks near Pocoucov, the Jihlava river valley and the Oslava river valley) - there are about 40 thousand inhabitants History and architecture - it was founded near the Jihlava river around the Třebíč Convent by the Benedictine Monks in 1101, so it s more than 900 years old - in the 13th century there was founded the Basilica of St Procopius ( ) it was built in Romanesque-Gothic style, it was a part of the Benedictine monastery - Třebíč used to have three city gates the Jejkov Gate, the Jihlava Gate and the Vienna Gate - centre of the town is the large square from the 13th century, now is known as the Charles Square (it s the third biggest in our country) - there are some interesting buildings especially the Painted House (Francesco Calligardi, an Italian merchant, married a nice girl from Třebíč Albína, he bought an old house in the square and instead of the house he had a new house in Rennaisance style built. Now there is the Tourist Information Centre and Exhition hall) and the Black House with black and white sgraffiti from the 17th century - there is a statue of Cyril and Methodius - there are several churches the best known is St Martin s Church, which has a tower with a look-out and a clock (the clock s dial is the biggest one in the CR)

2 - Windmill in Borovina - another interesting place is the Jewish Ghetto, it has two synagogues the Old Synagogue in Neo-Gothic style (The Rear Synanogue - it is the most valuable building in the Jewish town, this building is used for exhibitions, concerts, meetings and seminars, there is a museum of the Jewish town and its inhabitantsand ) and the New Synanogue in Renaissance style and the large Jewish cemetry (it was probably founded near the Tynsky Brook in the 1620s, it is one of the biggest cemeteries of its kind in the Czech republic, there are about 300 valuable tombstones in Baroque and Classicist styles, graves of very important people rabbi Joachim Josef Pollak, Dr Samuel Pollak, the Subbaks family ) - the Basilica of St Procopius and the Jewish Ghetto are on the list of UNESCO( 2003) Schools, sports and culture - there are seven primary schools - and some secondary schools (the Grammar School, the Catholic Grammar School, the Business Academy, the Secondary School of Agriculture, the Secondary School of Engineering, the Medical Secondary School and some Apprentice-centres preparing and training shop assistants, cooks, electricians and others) - there is the Westmoravian University, too - you can visit the cinema and the theatre Pasáž - there is the Museum of the Highlands (tobacco pipes, nativity scenes including the moving nativity scenes by Josef Činčera, there is the exhibition of Moravian moldavites and archeological findings) it is a part of the castle (the heart of the castle is an old monastery with three wings, the monastery was built in 1101, since 1614 the family of Valdstein owned the castle) - and some galleries - you can play tennis during the all year, go swimming (Laguna, Polanka), play squash, bowling, petanque, beach volleyball, go skating, horse riding, rent a boat, relax in sauna, train on the climbing wall - you can go dancing (Roxy, Znojemka, Club B, Alfa, Caribic) - there are many possibilities for accomadation (Grand Hotel, Winkler, Zlatý Kříž, penzion Vis-a-vis )

3 - many restaurants, cafes and pizzeries - culture festivals Summer culture music festival Zámostí, Festival of ethnic music Třebíčský zvonek, Festival of jewish culture Šamajim Třebíč, Medieval feast, Třebíč Beer Feast Other interesting places near Třebíč Náměšť upon the Oslava river - a castle, manufacture of tapestry Jaroměřice on the Rokytná river a Baroque castle and a church with Baroque sculptures in the big park and garden Kralice on the Oslava river there was printed Bible of the Unity of Brethren Moravské Budějovice medieval chapel and a castle with a museum Vocabulary the Bohemian and Moravian Highlands Českomoravská vrchovina landscape krajina natural preserves přírodní rezervace syenit rocks syenitové skály the Mohelno Serpentine Steppe Mohelnská Hadcova step valley údolí pond rybník wood les field pole inhabitants - obyvatelé convent klášter Benedictine Monks benediktinští kněží it was founded byl založen used to have dříve měla

4 city gates městské brány Charles square Karlovo náměstí Painted House Malovaný dům Black House Černý dům exhibition výstava archeological findings archeologické nálezy several churches několik kostelů statue of Cyril and Methodius socha Cyrila a Metoděje look- out vyhlídka clock s dial ciferník hodin tower věž Jewish Ghetto (Town) židovské gheto (město) Jewish cemetry židovský hřbitov tombstones náhrobky graves - hroby synanogue synagoga windmill větrný mlýn primary school základní škola secondary school střední škola aprentice centre učiliště Grammar School gymnázium Catholic Grammar School katolické gymnázium Business Academy obchodní akademie secondary school of agriculture střední zemědělská škola medical secondary school střední zdravotnická škola Westmoravian University Západomoravská univerzita Museum of the Highlands Muzeum Vysočiny pipes dýmky nativity scenes betlémy climbing wall lezecká stěna possibilities of accomodation možnosti ubytování Medieval feast Středověké slavnosti Třebíč Beer Feast Třebíčské pivní slavnosti jewish culture židovská kultura castle hrad, zámek manufacture of tapestry výroba koberců baroque sculptures barokní sochy

5 chapel kaple Bible of the Unity of Brethren Kralická bible Jednoty bratrské event - událost compare srovnat prefer dávat přednost Questions Where is our town situated? How many inhabitants are there? What can you see around our town? What do you know about its history? Which interesting places in Třebíč can you visit? Where can you study there? Which sports activities can you do there? What do you know about culture events in Třebíč? Where can tourists stay in Třebíč? What can you recommend to visit in our town? What would you like to have there? What would you like to change there? What is your favourite place there? Were you born there? How long did you live there? Do you like our city? Why? Why not? What is your favourite town and why? Where would you like to live in the future? Why? Can you compare living in the village and in the city? What do you prefer?