Královec
Municipality
Main road
Main road
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Coat of arms of Královec
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Královec is located in Czech Republic
Královec
Královec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°40′36″N 15°58′26″E / 50.67667°N 15.97389°E / 50.67667; 15.97389
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictTrutnov
First mentioned1292
Area
 • Total9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Elevation
512 m (1,680 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total194
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
542 03
Websitewww.obeckralovec.cz

Královec (German: Königshan) is a municipality and village in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The German name Königshan was derived from Königshain (meaning "king's grove") and referred to a village founded on the site of a forest owned by the king. The Czech name was derived from the German name (from král = 'king').[2]

Geography

Královec is located about 13 km (8 mi) north of Trutnov and 52 km (32 mi) north of Hradec Králové. The municipality borders Poland to the north and east. It lies in the Broumov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Královecký Špičák at 881 m (2,890 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of the village of Královec is from 1292, however, the woods in the area under the name Königshein were mentioned already in 1007. During its existence, the village was alternately part of the Žacléř estate, or it was owned by the town of Trutnov or by the Krzeszów Abbey.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869769—    
1880861+12.0%
1890830−3.6%
1900824−0.7%
1910840+1.9%
YearPop.±%
1921836−0.5%
1930758−9.3%
1950394−48.0%
1961382−3.0%
1970294−23.0%
YearPop.±%
1980223−24.1%
1991170−23.8%
2001176+3.5%
2011170−3.4%
2021160−5.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

Church of Saint John of Nepomuk

There is a quarry in the municipal territory where solid volcanic rocks are mined.[6]

Transport

There are the railway border crossing and road border crossing Královec / Lubawka to Poland.

Sights

The main landmark of Královec is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in 1924–1928.[7]

The only protected cultural monuments are a statue of St. John of Nepomuk dating from 1762 and a small medieval conciliation cross.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 298–299.
  3. ↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Královec. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Trutnov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Lom Královec" (in Czech). Geopark Broumovsko. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). Obec Královec. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Královec". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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