Pohoří
The following text is taken from the file "Notes on the design of the municipal emblem and flag," which was prepared for the municipality of Malečov in 2020 by Stanislav Kasík for the Heraldic Office "Dauphin" in Roudnice nad Labem. Published with the permission of the author and the municipality of Malečov.
Pohoří is first mentioned in the charter of Prince Bedřich for the crusaders of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 1188. The prince confirmed the Johannites' possession of certain estates that had been donated to the Order by the nobleman Hroznata of Peruc, called "Crispus" ("Curly"), during the reign of Prince Soběslav II (1174-1178). Among others, eight villages are named here, including Pohoří or Pohořice ("Pogorice"; CDB I., no. 320, pp. 292-294). In the first half of the 13th century, the village was still held by the Order of the Johannites, as evidenced by the charter of King Václav I, issued in Prague on June 21, 1238. This charter granted the House of St. Mary at the foot of the bridge in Prague (the commandery of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem with the Church of the Virgin Mary under the Chain at the end of Judith's Bridge in the Lesser Town in Prague) the hereditary possession of the villages of Pohoří ("Pogorici") and Zálezly ("Zalezli"), while also confirming the possession of the village of Proboštov ("Probostou"; RBM II., 1882, p. 1218, No. 278).
In 1319, the Vartenbergs acquired Střekov Castle. Svádov, along with its fortress and several villages—such as Tašov, Pohoří, Proboštov, and Zálezly—belonged to it in 1383 (Archiv český, 31. Prague 1921, p. 272, hereafter referred to as AC). The village of Pohoří became a permanent part of the Střekov Castle estate.
The affiliation of Pohoří ("Pohorsch", "Pohoř") with the Střekov manor continued in 1787. At that time, Střekov was owned by František Josef, Prince of Lobkowicz, Duke of Roudnice. The village consisted of 9 houses (Schaller, V., 1787, p. 294).
In 1833, Pohoří ("Pohorsch", "Pohoř") was part of the fideikommiss estate of Střekov, whose owner was Ferdinand Josef Jan Nepomucký, Prince of Lobkowicz, Duke of Roudnice. The village had 10 houses with 38 inhabitants. It was affiliated with Proboštov (St. John the Baptist; Sommer, I., 1833, p. 362).
In 1848, Pohoří ("Pohořice", "Pohorz") belonged to the fideikommiss estate of Střekov, held by Ferdinand, Prince of Lobkowicz. The village had 11 houses and 46 inhabitants of German nationality (Palacký, Description, 1848, p. 74).
Otto's dictionary provides the following information about Pohoří ("Pohořice"). In 1890, the village consisted of 11 houses with 67 inhabitants of German nationality. The village was annexed to Proboštov (St. John the Baptist) and belonged to the governorate and political district of Litoměřice (OSN, XX., 1903, p. 1).
The place name Pohoří was derived from the appellative "pohoří" meaning "mountain range, group of mountains, mountains." In some settlements, the name changed to Pohoř, feminine. The name of the settlement meant "a village of people living in the mountains." The same applies to "Pohořice" (Profous, III., 1951, p. 416).
Photo Documentation
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