Nechanice

Town in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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50°14′18″N 15°37′51″E / 50.23833°N 15.63083°E / 50.23833; 15.63083Country

Czech RepublicRegion Hradec Králové District Hradec KrálovéFirst mentioned1228Government

• MayorJiří PecharArea

• Total27.99 km² (10.81 sq mi)Elevation

239 m (784 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,376 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

503 15

Websitewww.nechanice.cz

Nechanice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛxaɲɪtsɛ]; German: Nechanitz) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Komárov, Lubno, Nerošov, Sobětuš, Staré Nechanice, Suchá and Tůně are administrative parts of Nechanice.

Geography

Nechanice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Jedlický vrch at 302 m (991 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Nechanice is from 1228. In 1867, it was promoted to a town. Nechanice lost the town status in 1949, but it was restored in 1992.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,992	—
1880	3,750	−6.1%
1890	3,507	−6.5%
1900	3,930	+12.1%
1910	3,933	+0.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	3,488	−11.3%
1930	3,275	−6.1%
1950	2,537	−22.5%
1961	2,526	−0.4%
1970	2,205	−12.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,134	−3.2%
1991	2,118	−0.7%
2001	2,142	+1.1%
2011	2,330	+8.8%
2021	2,391	+2.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads running through Nechanice.

Sights

The main landmark of Nechanice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church, which was as old as the town, was completely destroyed by a fire in 1827. The current Empire church replaced it in 1833.^[5]

Notable people

Ignác Raab (1715–1787), painter
Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), composer
Jan Nowopacký (1821–1908), painter
Alois Rašín (1867–1923), politician and economist
Vladimír Hubáček (1932–2021), rally driver

Twin towns – sister cities

Nechanice is twinned with:^[6]

Czarny Bór, Poland

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie Nechanic" (in Czech). Město Nechanice. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hradec Králové" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
^ "Gminy Partnerskie" (in Polish). Gmina Czarny Bór. Retrieved 2020-09-03.