Humboldt.

Humpolec was created as a guard place in the middle of the border woods, where an important path leading from Prague to Moravia led. According to legend, the semi-mythical Gumpold stood at the birth of Humpolc, however, serious sources do not confirm this assumption and do not mention the name of the forefather of the town. The first written mention of the village is from 1178, when King Přemysl donated it to Soběslav II. To whom it previously belonged is unknown, but Fr. Javůrek is full of…