Hořiněves
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 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hořiněves Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′35″N 15°46′3″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 (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 711 |
| • 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
Villages of Jeřičky, Želkovice and Žíželeves are administrative parts of Hořiněves.
Geography
Hořiněves 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.
Sights
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.[3]
The baroque Church of Saint Procopius was built 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 also the late baroque Church of Saint Nicholas from 1769–1776.[3]
The birth house of Václav Hanka, who is the most famous local native, is now a museum.[3]
Notable people
- Václav Hanka (1791–1861), philologist
- Josef Prokop Pražák (1870–1904), ornithologist
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 29 April 2022.
- "Program obnovy vesnice – Obec Hořiněves" (in Czech). Obec Hořiněves. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Historické památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Hořiněves. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
