České Meziříčí

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České Meziříčí
Municipality
Aerial view
Aerial view
Flag of České Meziříčí
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Coat of arms of České Meziříčí
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České Meziříčí is located in Czech Republic
České Meziříčí
České Meziříčí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′13″N 16°2′40″E / 50.28694°N 16.04444°E / 50.28694; 16.04444
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictRychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total
21.90 km2 (8.46 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,037
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
517 71
Websitewww.ceskemezirici.cz

České Meziříčí (German: Böhmisch Meseritsch) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

České Meziříčí consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • České Meziříčí (1,793)
  • Skršice (114)
  • Tošov (34)

Geography

České Meziříčí is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Orlice Table. The Dědina River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of České Meziříčí is from 1352.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,887—    
18802,308+22.3%
18902,325+0.7%
19002,353+1.2%
19102,304−2.1%
YearPop.±%
19212,329+1.1%
19302,064−11.4%
19501,621−21.5%
19611,674+3.3%
19701,599−4.5%
YearPop.±%
19801,567−2.0%
19911,522−2.9%
20011,567+3.0%
20111,796+14.6%
20211,941+8.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways (except for one spur line) or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of Saint Catherine

The main landmark of Bohuňovice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in the Baroque style in 1748–1752.[6] It replaced an old wooden church, which was as old as the settlement.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dýšina. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Kostel sv. Kateřiny s ohrazením hřbitova, márnicí a sousoším P. Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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