town information centre. Sights Počátky has preserved historic centre with several small squares. The main and the largest square is Palackého Square. It is lined by valuable burgher houses. Its landmark is the Church of St. John the Baptist with an accessible tower. In the middle of the square is a fountain with a sculpture of St. John of Nepomuk. On the square there is also the Town Museum with ethnographic and numismatic collections. It was founded in 1892 and is the oldest museum in the region. The museum also manages the Otokar Březina birth house with an exposition on life and work of the most famous native. Other sights in the town include the cemetery Church of Corpus Christi, baroquely rebuilt in 1705–1711, or Church of Saint Catherine near the healing spring. In popular culture Some of the scenes of the films and TV series Cutting It Short (1980), Návštěvníci (1983) and The Ride (1994) were shot here. Notable people Otokar Březina (1868–1929), poet and essayist Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949), composer; lived here in 1872–1882 Miloš Tichý (born 1966), astronomer Jaroslav Drobný (born 1979), footballer Twin towns – sister cities Počátky is twinned with: Konolfingen, Switzerland Lokca, Slovakia Trivia The asteroid 14974 Počátky was named after the town by its discoverer Miloš Tichý, a native of Počátky. Gallery References External links Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Pelhřimov District