Rudoltice

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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49°53′54″N 16°34′12″E / 49.89833°N 16.57000°E / 49.89833; 16.57000Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrict Ústí nad OrlicíFirst mentioned1304Area

• Total15.93 km² (6.15 sq mi)Elevation

375 m (1,230 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,982 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

561 25

Websitewww.rudoltice.cz

Rudoltice (German: Rudelsdorf) is a municipality and village in the Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Rudoltice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and 57 km (35 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is a hill at 593 m (1,946 ft) above sea level. The Rudoltička Brook flows through the municipality. A set of three fishponds lies in the municipality on a tributary of the Rudoltička. A small part of the Lanškroun Ponds Nature Park lies in the northern part of the municipal territory.

History

Rudoltice was probably founded between 1250 and 1270, during the colonization of Bohemia initiated by the Ottokar II. The first written mention is from 21 May 1304 under the name Rudolfsdorf, when King Wenceslaus II donated it to the Zbraslav Monastery. Rudoltice belonged to Lanšperk-Lanškroun estate during the entire Middle Ages.^[2]

The first known owners of Rudoltice were the lords of Drnholec. Since 1349, Rudoltice was a parish village. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1622, it was acquired by the Liechtenstein family. In 1643–1646, during the Thirty Years' War, the village was plundered by various armies.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,244	—
1880	1,152	−7.4%
1890	1,065	−7.6%
1900	1,084	+1.8%
1910	1,125	+3.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,086	−3.5%
1930	1,053	−3.0%
1950	757	−28.1%
1961	763	+0.8%
1970	744	−2.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	914	+22.8%
1991	867	−5.1%
2001	922	+6.3%
2011	1,728	+87.4%
2021	1,846	+6.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Rudoltice lies on a railway line heading from Česká Třebová to Zábřeh and on a short local line from Česká Třebová to Lanškroun.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1804–1809, when it replaced an old wooden church. The adjacent rectory was built in 1770–1794.^[6]

A notable building is also the New Castle. The three-storey rectangular building is a torso of a larger castle, which was built for Hans-Adam I of Liechtenstein in 1700–1712.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Zajímavosti z historie" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Rudoltice. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Rudoltice v Čechách" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
^ ^a ^b "Informace o obci" (in Czech). Obec Rudoltice. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
^ "Pátrání po minulosti" (in Czech). Nový zámek Rudoltice. Retrieved 2021-10-10.