České Meziříčí
České Meziříčí | |
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Coordinates: 50°17′13″N 16°2′40″E / 50.28694°N 16.04444°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
First mentioned | 1352 |
Area | |
• Total | 21.90 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,037 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 517 71 |
Website | www |
České Meziříčí (German: Böhmisch Meseritsch) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The villages of Skršice and Tošov are administrative parts of České Meziříčí.
Geography
[edit]České Meziříčí is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Orlice Table. The Dědina River flows through the municipality.
History
[edit]The first written mention of České Meziříčí is from 1352.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
[edit]There are no railways (except for one spur line) or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Bohuňovice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in the Baroque style in 1748–1752.[5] It replaced an old wooden church, which was as old as the settlement.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Karel Otčenášek (1920–2011), Catholic bishop
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dýšina. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Kateřiny s ohrazením hřbitova, márnicí a sousoším P. Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-15.