Hořiněves is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Hořiněves | |
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 Hořiněves Castle | |
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  Hořiněves Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′35″N 15°46′3″E / 50.30972°N 15.76750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Hradec Králové |
| First mentioned | 1238 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 716 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 503 03, 503 06 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Jeřičky, Želkovice and Žíželeves are administrative parts of Hořiněves.
Etymology
editThe name was derived from Hořina ves, meaning "Hora's village".[2]
Geography
editHořiněves is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Hradec Králové. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Hořiněveské lípy at 320 metres (1,050 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Hořiněves is from 1238.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through Hořiněves is unused.
Sights
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The main sight of Hořiněves is the Hořiněves Castle. It was created by complete reconstruction of an old aristocratic residence in 1661, then it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1674–1676.[6]
The Church of Saint Procopius was built in the Baroque style in 1707. It was built on the site of a Gothic church from 1384, which was destroyed by the Hussites in 1425. In the village of Žíželeves there is the Church of Saint Nicholas, built in the late Baroque style in 1769–1776.[6]
The birth house of Václav Hanka, who is the most famous local native, is now a museum.[6]
Notable people
edit- Václav Hanka (1791–1861), philologist
- Josef Prokop Pražák (1870–1904), ornithologist
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 700.
- ^ "Program obnovy vesnice – Obec Hořiněves" (in Czech). Obec Hořiněves. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Historické památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Hořiněves. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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