Kněžnice

Kněžnice
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Kněžnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′36″N 15°19′21″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1227
Area
• Total	6.69 km^2 (2.58 sq mi)
Elevation	369 m (1,211 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	269
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	506 01
Website	www.kneznice.cz

Kněžnice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kněžnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Kněžnice (257)
• Javornice (18)

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Knínice. The name was derived from the Old Czech word knieni (i.e. 'nuns'), meaning "the village of people belonging to the nuns". It referred to the ownership of the village by the St. George's Convent in Prague. From the 17th century, the name appeared as Kněžnice.[3]

Geography

Kněžnice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Jičín and 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Jičín Uplands. The northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Kněžnice, which is located below the top of the Kozlov mountain at 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level.

The Libuňka Stream originates here and flows across the municipality. The southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Kněžnice is from 1227.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 631 —     1880 634 +0.5% 1890 617 −2.7% 1900 604 −2.1% 1910 596 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 580 −2.7% 1930 567 −2.2% 1950 441 −22.2% 1961 436 −1.1% 1970 377 −13.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 299 −20.7% 1991 242 −19.1% 2001 227 −6.2% 2011 267 +17.6% 2021 275 +3.0%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The I/35 road (the section from Jičín to Turnov, part of the European route E442) passes through the municipality.

Sights

Kněžnice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is a stone crucifix from 1801.[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 259.
4. "Info o obci" (in Czech). Obec Kněžnice. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kněžnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

External links

• Official website