Small town in Bohemia, 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, (formerly: Gumpolds or Humpoltz), becoming a town status some 100 years later. The town currently has a population of around 11,000 inhabitants.
Humpolec is birthplace of Emil Hrdlicka , well-known American anthropologist, Jan Zabrana, one of the greatest Bohemian writers and translators of 20th century, Ivan Martin Jirous , poet, underground writer and member of anticommunist opposition. In nearby village of Kaliste, Bohemian composer Gustav Mahler was born.
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