Proboštov
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.
Proboštov 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 Proboštov ("Probostou"; 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 (AČ 31., 1921, p. 272). The village of Proboštov became a permanent part of the Střekov Castle estate.
The affiliation of Proboštov ("Proboscht") 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 25 houses and the parish church of St. John the Baptist (Schaller, V., 1787, p. 294).
In 1833, Proboštov ("Proboscht", "Probosst") was part of the fideikommiss estate of Střekov, whose owner was Ferdinand Josef Jan Nepomucký, Prince of Lobkowicz, Duke of Roudnice. The village had 29 houses with 149 inhabitants. There was a parish church of St. John the Baptist and a school, both under the patronage of the local nobility (Sommer, I., 1833, p. 362).
In 1848, Proboštov ("Proboštow", "Proboscht") belonged to the fideikommiss estate of Střekov, held by Ferdinand, Prince of Lobkowicz. The village had 29 houses and 157 inhabitants (Palacký, Description, 1848, p. 74).
Otto's dictionary provides the following information about Proboštov ("Proboscht"). In 1890, the village consisted of 32 houses with 223 inhabitants of German nationality. There was a parish church of St. John the Baptist, a three-class school, 2 mills, and a lignite deposit. The village belonged to the governorate and political district of Litoměřice (OSN, XX., 1903, p. 728).
The place name Proboštov originated as an appropriative adjective from the appellative "probošt," which was the title of a church or monastery dignitary and was derived from the Latin "propositus" ("superior, overseer") with the vulgar Latin syncope "propostus." The revenue from this village originally belonged to the provost (Profous, III., 1951, p. 488).
Photo Documentation
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