Kněžnice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Kněžnice | |
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![]() Municipal office | |
Coordinates: 50°29′36″N 15°19′21″E / 50.49333°N 15.32250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Jičín |
First mentioned | 1227 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 269 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 506 01 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Javornice is an administrative part of Kněžnice.
Geography
editKněžnice 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
editThe first written mention of Kněžnice is from 1227.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
editThe I/35 road (the section from Jičín to Turnov, part of the European route E442) passes through the municipality.
Sights
editKněžnice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument is a stone crucifix from 1801.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Info o obci" (in Czech). Obec Kněžnice. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "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 Kněžnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-18.