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Železnice (German: Eisenstadtel) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Železnice
Town
Svobody Square with the town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Železnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°28′22″N 15°23′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Elevation	321 m (1,053 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,315
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	507 13
Website	www.zeleznice.net

Administrative parts

Villages of Březka, Cidlina, Doubravice, Pekloves, Těšín and Zámezí are administrative parts of Železnice.

Geography

Železnice is located about 4 km (2 mi) north of Jičín and 42 km (26 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies mostly in the Jičín Uplands. The northern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Železnice, the hill Hůra at 519 m (1,703 ft) above sea level. The Cidlina River flows through the rural part of the territory. There are several small ponds around the town.

History

The first written mention of Železnice is from 1318. In 1514, it was referred to as a market town, and probably in 1599, it was promoted to a town. In 1788 and 1826, the town was badly damaged by large fires. In 1903, the railway through Železnice was built.[2]

Transport

Železnice lies on the railway line Hradec Králové–Turnov.

Sights

After the fire in 1826, the town buildings in the historic centre were restored in a unified Neoclassical style. This buildings has mostly been preserved to this day and forms a unique urban complex. The town hall was built in 1826.[3]

The Church of Saint Giles was built on the site of an old Romanesque church from the 13th century after it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1727–1739.[3]

Notable people

• Tavík František Šimon (1877–1942), painter, etcher and woodcutter

Twin towns – sister cities

Železnice is twinned with:[4]

• Revò, Italy

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Železnice

Železnice (deutsch Eisenstadtel) ist eine Stadt in der Region Královéhradecký kraj in Tschechien mit 1.066 Einwohnern. Sie liegt fünf Kilometer nördlich der Stadt Jičín. In der Umgebung befinden sich große Moorgebiete.

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- [en] Železnice

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