Roudnice

50°10′34″N 15°39′6″E / 50.17611°N 15.65167°E / 50.17611; 15.65167Country Czech RepublicRegionHradec KrálovéDistrictHradec KrálovéFirst mentioned1384Area • Total11.08 km² (4.28 sq mi)Elevation235 m (771 ft)Population • Total767 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.obecroudnice.cz

Roudnice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the red shades of colour (in Czech rudá) of the water in the eponymous local brook, caused by the ore subsoil.^[2]

Geography

Roudnice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. There are several lakes created by flooding sand-gravel quarries. The brook Roudnický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Roudnice is from 1384. At the end of the 14th century at the latest, a fortress was built north of the village. In 1513, it was acquired by the Pernštejn family and merged with the Pardubice estate. From 1560 until the abolition of serfdom in 1848, it was a property of the royal chamber.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 896 —     1880 1,014 +13.2% 1890 959 −5.4% 1900 922 −3.9% 1910 882 −4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 867 −1.7% 1930 862 −0.6% 1950 604 −29.9% 1961 569 −5.8% 1970 568 −0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 528 −7.0% 1991 491 −7.0% 2001 511 +4.1% 2011 622 +21.7% 2021 656 +5.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Roudnice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monuments are two Neoclassical homesteads.^[5]

Notable people

• Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (1789/1793–1860), musician and teacher

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