German name: Tattenitz Population: 844 Number of houses: 221 Area: 2684 ha Geographical location: 49o52' N / 16o41´ E Altitude: 375 m n.m. Telephone: 465 381 230 Address: OÚ 563 01 Tatenice 86 E-mail:
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Website:www.tatenice.cz The village that has 844 inhabitants (first reference dates back to 1065) and full of cultural monuments and natural sites is situated on the borderline between Bohemia and Moravia along the river Moravská Sázava (340 meters AMSL) below the southernmost foothills of the mountains Orlické hory between the towns Lanškroun, Moravská Třebová and Zábřeh na Moravě on the main railway line and 35 km of the Czech-Polish border. The village of Tatenice was founded on strategically convenient location – in the medieval colonisation period there was an observation stronghold on a commercial road going through the borderline woods of the Bohemian Kingdom and a pass in the upland Zábřežská vrchovina along the river into the Northern Moravia. In 1606 Ladislav Velen ze Žerotína had the observation stronghold rebuilt into a one-floor four-wing Renaissance hunting chateau according to the project of Italian architect G. Mottala de Bonnamone. In mid-1980’s the overall reconstruction of the chateau was finished – scraffito and stucco decoration of ceilings (that ranks among the richest in Moravia) were renovated. Renaissance entrance and courtyard portals and several Renaissance window casings are invaluable. In the restored chateau there are bureaus of the municipal office, library, restaurant and ceremonial hall with rich stucco decorations. The large attic rooms are still empty. The Baroque St. John the Baptist Church and the 50-meters-high tower with two bells were built between 1716 and 1723 according to the project of an important Italian architect Martellini. The decoration and paintings by Juda Tadeáš Šupler are precious. The church is surrounded by a cemetery with a Holy Virgin Chapel; the minor altar was engraved in wood according to a painting by the Flemish painter Van Dyck. Today, the municipality focuses on education and public services. The nursery school with a garden for children is in the village centre building. In this building are also consultation rooms of pediatrist and general practitioner. The dentist consultation room is nearby. The building of the grammar school (constructed in 1886) was enlarged by a new building (with classrooms for technical education, teachers’ offices, cloak rooms and canteen; with support of pupils’ parents was built a tennis court and a volleyball ground) in 1996. The internet access is provided in the computer laboratory, there are specially equipped classrooms for science, geography, chemistry, physic or art classes. The gymnastic club Sokol Tatenice organises sport tournaments, but also cultural and social events in the area of the football ground. The building of the fire brigade was completely renovated in 1999; the hunting association keeps an abounding hunting district and the fishermen association maintains rivers clean. In the village of Tatenice there is wide range of shops or service providers. Drop in the internet centre or one of the restaurants. You can also invest in the village or choose a building site for your new house.
Detailed information (adapted from the source "Vlastivěda Lanškrounska"): The municipality of Tatenice belongs historically to the Moravian villages of this region. It spreads along the stream of the brook Hraniční potok, 10 km in south east of the town of Lanškroun. The first reference to the village of Tatenice dates back to 1267 – the owner of the Moravská Třebová domain, Boreš z Rýzmburka, donated to the Augustinian hermit monks who later founded the monastery of Crown of Holy Virgin a half of the village of Tatenice. The other half belonged to Hoštejn. It was probably Boreš z Rýzmburka who founded a stronghold in the village of Tatenice. The first reference to the stronghold dates back to 1298 – the village of Tatenice and Hoštejn had been owned by Jaroslav ze Šternberka for eight years. After the owner of the village changed several times (between 1418 and 1446 Rýznburk family) Jan Tunkl z Brníčka, the owner of the Zábřeh domain, acquired the village in 1453. Since 1480 the Štíty domain belonged, including the village of Tatenice, to Jan z Dačic. In 1517 the Koněpas family sold the village to Ladislav z Boskovic, the owner of the Zábřeh domain. According to the tax register there were 37 houses subjected to taxation. The names of their owners show that there were both Czech and German families. However, the village was germanised during 16th century. Ladislav Velen ze Žerotína, the owner of Moravská Třebová domain, bought the village of Tatenice in 1600 and he had a spectacular hunting chateau built in 1606. Ladislav Velen ze Žerotína was forced to emigrate in 1621 (because of religious reasons), the Moravská Třebová domain was confiscated. The village of Tatenice was kept by the Lichtenštejn family (who owned also the neighbouring Lanškroun domain) until the end of feudalism. The first reference to the reeve’s office in the village of Tatenice dates back to 1281. In 1355 to the office belonged two independent hinds, independent mill, tap room and a third of all fines imposed by the reeve. In addition to that, the reeve was entitled to have craftsmen, such as smith, shoemaker, butcher and baker. He had obligation to send a varlet equipped by armour and a horse in case of war. The St. John the Baptist Church is mentioned as parish church in 1350. It belonged to the Litomyšl deanery. In 16th century the church belonged to non-Catholic churchmen (in 1624 it was priest Jan Frigius). After the Bílá hora (White Mountain) battle the parish was abandoned (except of a short period in 1640’s when the local school was founded) and the church was administered from Staré Město. The rectory was re-established in 1707 and the old wooden church was replaced by the still existing Baroque church according to the project of the Italian architect Domenico Martinelli in 1723. In the first quarter of the 18th century the inhabitants of the village suffered from famine (after poor harvest in years 1707-09) and from plague (in 1714). In 1744 the village of Tatenice was plundered by the hussars led by Hans Schütz. At the end of 18th century (in 1789) there was a huge fire in the village that destroyed the chateau and 24 farms. A part of the local Renaissance chateau was renovated after the fire. However, the entire southern wing was pulled down. The end of feudalism was marked by the construction of the Prague –Olomouc railway line between 1842 and 1845 (the tunnel was driven in a rock between villages of Krasíkov and Tatenice) with a railway stop in Tatenice. The village was German until 1945 when the German population was expulsed and the village was repopulated by persons coming from upcountry. The united agricultural co-operative was founded in 1956 and it was integrated into the United agricultural cooperative Žichlínek in mid-1970’s. Today the tradition continues within ZOD Žichlínek. The list of historical monuments in the village of Tatenice includes the church, the Renaissance chateau (1606) that Ladislav Velen ze Žerotína had built on the place of the former stronghold according to the projects of the Italian architect G. Mottala. The run-down building (that was used as storage house after the World War II and its demolition was considered in 1960’s) was completely renovated in 1985. Today there are bureaus of the Municipal office, library, restaurant and it is venue of many social events. In the village there are other monuments – several stone crosses (18th and 19th century near to houses of Pecháček family and Čulík family and near to rectory) and stone sculptures of Holy Trinity, St. Roch, invoked against the plague, and St. Florian, invoked against devastating fire. Today there are grammar school (the building was constructed in 1886, completely renovated in 1995), nursery school, consultation rooms of pediatrist and general practitioner. The associations are represented in the village of Tatenice by voluntary firemen (in 1999 the building of the fire brigade was fully renovated), gymnastic club Sokol Tatenice (organising many sport events) and association of huntsmen. The total population of the village is 850.
German name: Tattenitz
