Podbřezí

Municipality in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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50°15′36″N 16°12′53″E / 50.26000°N 16.21472°E / 50.26000; 16.21472Country

Czech RepublicRegion Hradec Králové District Rychnov nad KněžnouFirst mentioned1388Area

• Total7.87 km² (3.04 sq mi)Elevation

323 m (1,060 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total595 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

518 03

Websitewww.podbrezi.cz

Podbřezí is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Chábory and Lhota Netřeba are administrative parts of Podbřezí.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,148	—
1880	1,172	+2.1%
1890	1,075	−8.3%
1900	985	−8.4%
1910	932	−5.4%
1921	837	−10.2%
1930	790	−5.6%
1950	603	−23.7%
1961	622	+3.2%
1970	539	−13.3%
1980	515	−4.5%
1991	459	−10.9%
2001	457	−0.4%
2011	531	+16.2%
2021	580	+9.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Sights

The main landmark of Podbřezí is the Skalka Castle. It was built in the Baroque style in 1736–1739, when the original Renaissance fortress from the end of the 16th century was completely rebuilt.^[4] It is inaccessible to the public.^[5]

A cultural monument is the Jewish cemetery with the oldest tomb being from 1725.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Zámek Skalka s parkem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ ^a ^b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Podbřezí. Retrieved 2021-09-20.