Hřibiny-Ledská

Hřibiny-Ledská
Municipality
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Hřibiny-Ledská Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′53″N 16°10′26″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1544
Area
• Total	5.13 km^2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	372
• Density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 41
Website	www.hribiny-ledska.cz

Hřibiny-Ledská is a municipality in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Hřibiny, Ledská and Paseky. Ledská consists of the urbanistically separated parts of Velká Ledská and Malá Ledská.

Geography

Hřibiny-Ledská is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at 342 m (1,122 ft) above sea level. The Bělá River flows along the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Paseky is from 1387, of Ledská is from 1442, and of Hřibiny is from 1544. Until 1960, Hřibiny and Ledská were two separate municipalities, and Paseky was a part of Hřibiny. In 1960, the municipalities were merged.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 614 —     1880 636 +3.6% 1890 609 −4.2% 1900 645 +5.9% 1910 601 −6.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 581 −3.3% 1930 568 −2.2% 1950 471 −17.1% 1961 476 +1.1% 1970 403 −15.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 339 −15.9% 1991 286 −15.6% 2001 291 +1.7% 2011 350 +20.3% 2021 358 +2.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Municipal office in Hřibiny

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Hřibiny-Ledská is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a former watermill, now serving recreational purposes. it was built at the beginning of the 17th century and rebuilt in the 1920s.[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce Hřibiny-Ledská" (in Czech). Obec Hřibiny-Ledská. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Hřibiny-Ledská". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

External links

• Official website