České Meziříčí

České Meziříčí
Municipality
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České Meziříčí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′13″N 16°2′40″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	21.90 km^2 (8.46 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,037
• Density	93/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 71
Website	www.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 parts

The villages of Skršice and Tošov are administrative parts of České Meziříčí.

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.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,887 —     1880 2,308 +22.3% 1890 2,325 +0.7% 1900 2,353 +1.2% 1910 2,304 −2.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,329 +1.1% 1930 2,064 −11.4% 1950 1,621 −21.5% 1961 1,674 +3.3% 1970 1,599 −4.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,567 −2.0% 1991 1,522 −2.9% 2001 1,567 +3.0% 2011 1,796 +14.6% 2021 1,941 +8.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

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.[5] It replaced an old wooden church, which was as old as the settlement.[2]

Notable people

• Karel Otčenášek (1920–2011), Catholic bishop

References

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

External links

• Official website