Třesovice

Třesovice
Municipality
Centre of Třesovice
Flag Coat of arms
Třesovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1412
Area
• Total	4.73 km^2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	253 m (830 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	276
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 15
Website	www.obectresovice.cz

Třesovice (German: Tresowitz) is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

• Třesovice (205)
• Popovice (72)

Geography

Třesovice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agrictulral landscape of the East Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Bystřice River.

History

The first written mention of Třesovice is from 1412, Popovice was first mentioned in 1398. Třesovice was probably founded in the 11th or 12th century. From the 13th century, it was owned by the Minorite monastery of St. George in Hradec Králové. After the monastery was destroyed during the Hussite Wars, Třesovice was acquired by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek, then it changed owners many times. The most notable owners of the village were the Schaffgotsch family, who held it from 1707 to 1788. In 1829, Třesovice was bought by the Harrach family and annexed to the Sadová estate.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 657 —     1880 743 +13.1% 1890 684 −7.9% 1900 639 −6.6% 1910 571 −10.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 563 −1.4% 1930 505 −10.3% 1950 415 −17.8% 1961 412 −0.7% 1970 347 −15.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 322 −7.2% 1991 254 −21.1% 2001 235 −7.5% 2011 248 +5.5% 2021 277 +11.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Statue of the Virgin Mary with Christ Child

Třesovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque sandstone statue of the Virgin Mary with Christ Child, dating from around 1700.[6]

An architectural monument of Popovice is an old wooden mill on the Bystřice river. Next to the mill stands a memorial oak whose age is estimated to be more than 600 years old.[3]

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. "Zajímavosti" (in Czech). Obec Třesovice. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Třesovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

External links

• Official website