Borohrádek

Town in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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50°5′52″N 16°5′38″E / 50.09778°N 16.09389°E / 50.09778; 16.09389Country

Czech RepublicRegion Hradec Králové District Rychnov nad KněžnouFirst mentioned1342Government

• MayorMartin MoravecArea

• Total13.98 km² (5.40 sq mi)Elevation

258 m (846 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,119 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

517 24

Websitewww.mestoborohradek.cz

Borohrádek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboroɦraːdɛk]; German: Heideburg) is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Šachov is an administrative part of Borohrádek.

Etymology

Originally, the local fortress was called Hrádek (literally 'little castle') and the settlement around it Bor (i.e. 'pine forest', referring to the forest surrounding the settlement), but these two names were sometimes confused. From the 15th century, the compound Borhrádek (later changed to Borohrádek) began to appear to distinguish it from many other places with the name Hrádek.^[2]

Geography

Borohrádek is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at 293 m (961 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Tichá Orlice River.

History

The first written mention of Borohrádek is from 1342, when it was already a market town with a fortress and belonged to the Potštejn estate. The Betengel family, which acquired Borohrádek in 1582, had rebuilt the fortress into a smaller manor house. The manor house burned down in 1811.^[3]

In 1971, Borohrádek obtained the town status.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,872	—
1880	1,993	+6.5%
1890	1,959	−1.7%
1900	1,942	−0.9%
1910	2,002	+3.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,991	−0.5%
1930	2,260	+13.5%
1950	1,752	−22.5%
1961	2,055	+17.3%
1970	2,180	+6.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,258	+3.6%
1991	2,193	−2.9%
2001	2,136	−2.6%
2011	2,108	−1.3%
2021	2,025	−3.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Borohrádek is located on the railway lines heading from Choceň to Hronov and to Týniště nad Orlicí.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Borohrádek is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1669–1673. Next to the church is a separate wooden bell tower and a pseudo-Gothic tomb of the Lützow family from the end of the 19th century.^[3]^[7]

The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Šachov. It was also built in the early Baroque style, in 1692–1693.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 138–139.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Od historie po současnost" (in Czech). Město Borohrádek. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Detail stanice Borohrádek" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Kostel sv. Michaela archanděla se zvonicí a ohrazením hřbitova" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2023.