Štězírky (Stežery)

This village was originally called Stěžerky, and the first mention of it is supposed to date from 1443, although some sources claim that their existence is documented as early as 1229, when Stěžery and Stěžírky were bought from King Přemysl Otakar I by the Abbot's Monastery. According to folk tradition, Stěžírky was founded by the unworthy son of a Stěžír farmer, who did not get along with his father and had to leave the house. However, the settlement here is much…