Humpolec

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Coordinates: 49°32′30″N 15°21′26″E / 49.54167, 15.35722
Humpolec
Town
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Vysočina
District Pelhřimov
Commune Humpolec
Elevation 527 m (1,729 ft)
Coordinates 49°32′30″N 15°21′26″E / 49.54167, 15.35722
Area 51.49 km² (19.88 sq mi)
Population 10,928 (2006-07-03)
Density 212 /km² (549 /sq mi)
Founded 13th century
Mayor Jiří Kučera
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 394 51 - 396 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Humpolec
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.mesto-humpolec.cz

Humpolec (IPA[ˈɦʊmpolɛts]; German: Gumpolds or Humpoltz) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the 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, becoming a town status some 100 years later. Humpolec is birthplace of Aleš Hrdlička, well-known American anthropologist, Jan Zábrana, one of the greatest Bohemian writers and translators of 20th century, Ivan Martin Jirous, poet, underground writer and member of anticommunist opposition.

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