Kladruby nad Labem


Kladruby nad Labem is a village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic, located about 6 km northwest of Přelouč or 22 km west of Pardubice. It has around 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Bílé Vchynice, Kolesa and Komárov are administrative parts of Kladruby nad Labem.

History

Kladruby nad Labem was first mentioned in 1295 as the property of the Premonstratensian monastery at Litomyšl. During the second half of the 14th century, it came into the possession of the Cistercian Sedlec Abbey near Kutná Hora. In 1500, the village was acquired by William II of Pernstein, who already owned large parts of the Pardubice region. Kladruby remained in possession of the Pernštejn family until 1560, when it was purchased by Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I from his master of the horse, Jaroslav of Pernstein.
In 1579, Emperor Rudolf II established the Imperial Stud at Kladruby, from which Spanish-blood horses were bred for ceremonial purposes.
Following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1918, the stud farm at Kladruby came under state administration.

Horse breeding

Kladruby nad Labem is renowned as home of the Kladruber horse breed. On 6 July 2019, the Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.