Johann Nepomuk Felix Hradeczky (Slovene: Janez Nepomuk Hradec(z)ky,[1][2] in older sources Ivan Nepomuk Hradec(z)ky;[3][4][Note 1] August 30, 1775 – July 6, 1846) was an Austrian politician.[6]
Johann Nepomuk Hradeczky | |
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| Born | August 30, 1775 |
| Died | July 6, 1846 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Life edit
Hradeczky was born in Ljubljana (now Slovenia).[1][6] He served as the mayor of Ljubljana from 1820 until his death.[1][6] Hradeczky contributed significantly to the development of Ljubljana,[1] and the poet France Prešeren dedicated a sonnet to him.[7]
Legacy edit
Infrastructure in Ljubljana named after Hradeczky includes Hradeczky Street (Slovene: Hradeckega cesta) in the southeast part of the city and the Hradeczky Bridge (Slovene: Hradeckega most) across the Ljubljanica River.[7]
Notes edit
- ^ Regarding Hradeczky's surname, Slovene sources vary between the spellings Hradeczky and Hradecky. Regarding his given name, sources often used the abbreviation Joh. Nep. (as on his grave marker); older Slovene sources Slovenized his name as Ivan, and later ones as Janez. His death record reads Johann Nepom. Hradeczky.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Janez Nepomuk Hradecky (1775–1846)". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Janez Nepomuk Hradeczky, 1820". Vsi ljubljanski župani. Mestna občina Ljubljana. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Naše barje". Slovenski narod. No. 223. September 29, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
ljubljanski župan Ivan Hradecky
- ^ Šorn, Jože (1964). "Obdobje grosističnih tvrdk". Kronika. 12 (1): 30. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
... izjema je bil le župan Ivan Hradeczky
- ^ Sterbebuch: Ljubljana–Sv. Nikolaj. Ljubljana. 1836–1866. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (1863). "Johann Nepomuk Felix Hradeczky". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich (in German). Vol. 9. Vienna: Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. p. 365. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Hrastar, Mateja A. "Ljubljanske ulice: Hradeckega cesta, imenovana po županu, ki mu je Prešeren napisal sonet". Dnevnik. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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