Orlické Záhoří

Municipality in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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50°17′4″N 16°27′8″E / 50.28444°N 16.45222°E / 50.28444; 16.45222Country Czech RepublicRegionHradec KrálovéDistrictRychnov nad KněžnouFirst mentioned1571Area
 • Total29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)Elevation
649 m (2,129 ft)Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total210 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
517 64
Websitewww.orlickezahori.eu

Orlické Záhoří is a municipality and village in the Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Orlické Záhoří is made up of one administrative part.

Etymology

The name may be approximately translated as "Orlické Transmountain Area".

Geography

Orlické Záhoří is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlické Mountains. The highest point is a contour line on the slope of the Jelenka mountain at 1,064 m (3,491 ft) above sea level. The municipality consists of several settlements scattered in the Divoká Orlice valley. It lies along the border with Poland, which matches the flow of the Divoká Orlice river in this area.

History

The settlement of the area is connected with the work of glassmakers and lumberjacks in the Orlické Mountains from 1590–1600. Orlické Záhoří was established in 1951 by merger of settlements Bedřichovka, Černá Voda, Jadrná, Kunštát, Trčkov and Zelenka.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,604—    
18802,816+8.1%
18902,938+4.3%
19002,782−5.3%
19102,765−0.6%
YearPop.±%
19212,444−11.6%
19302,216−9.3%
1950216−90.3%
1961321+48.6%
1970306−4.7%
YearPop.±%
1980268−12.4%
1991241−10.1%
2001211−12.4%
2011185−12.3%
2021183−1.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Former customs office

The municipality has the road and pedestrian border crossing Orlické Záhoří / Mostowice and the pedestrian border crossing Bedřichovka / Lasówka to Poland.

Sights

The main landmark of Orlické Záhoří is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1754–1763, when it replaced an old wooden church.[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Orlické Záhoří is twinned with:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Orlické Záhoří. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele v Orlickém Záhoří" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  6. ^ "Miasta partnerskie (left menu)" (in Polish). Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

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