Hořiněves
Municipality
Hořiněves Castle
Hořiněves Castle
Flag of Hořiněves
Flag
Coat of arms of Hořiněves
Coat of arms
Hořiněves is located in Czech Republic
Hořiněves
Hořiněves
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′35″N 15°46′3″E / 50.30972°N 15.76750°E / 50.30972; 15.76750
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictHradec Králové
First mentioned1238
Area
 • Total12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total727
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
503 03, 503 06
Websitewww.horineves.cz

Hořiněves is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Jeřičky, Želkovice and Žíželeves are administrative parts of Hořiněves.

Geography

Hořiněves is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Hradec Králové. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Hořiněveské lípy at 320 metres (1,050 ft) above sea level.

History

Birthplace of Václav Hanka

The first written mention of Hořiněves is from 1238.[2]

Sights

The main sight of Hořiněves is the Hořiněves Castle. It was created by complete reconstruction of an old aristocratic residence in 1661, then it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1674–1676.[3]

The Church of Saint Procopius was built in the Baroque style in 1707. It was built on the site of a Gothic church from 1384, which was destroyed by the Hussites in 1425. In the village of Žíželeves there is the Church of Saint Nicholas, built in the late Baroque style in 1769–1776.[3]

The birth house of Václav Hanka, who is the most famous local native, is now a museum.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Program obnovy vesnice – Obec Hořiněves" (in Czech). Obec Hořiněves. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Historické památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Hořiněves. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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