Roudnice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Roudnice | |
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,_Roudnice_12.JPG) Homestead, a cultural monument | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Roudnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′34″N 15°39′6″E / 50.17611°N 15.65167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Hradec Králové |
| First mentioned | 1384 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 838 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 503 27 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe 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
editRoudnice 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
editThe 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
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editRoudnice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are two Neoclassical homesteads.[5]
Notable people
edit- Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (1789/1793–1860), musician and teacher
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie obce Roudnice" (in Czech). Obec Roudnice. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Roudnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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