Hořiněves is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Hořiněves
Municipality
Hořiněves Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Hořiněves Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′35″N 15°46′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1238
Area
• Total	12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	711
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	503 03, 503 06
Website	www.horineves.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Jeřičky, Želkovice and Žíželeves are administrative parts of Hořiněves.

Geography

Hořiněves is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Hradec Králové. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Hořiněveské lípy at 320 metres (1,050 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Hořiněves is from 1238.[2]

Sights

The main sight of Hořiněves is the Hořiněves Castle. It was created by complete reconstruction of an old aristocratic residence in 1661, then it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1674–1676.[3]

The baroque Church of Saint Procopius was built in 1707. It was built on the site of a Gothic church from 1384, which was destroyed by the Hussites in 1425. In the village of Žíželeves there is also the late baroque Church of Saint Nicholas from 1769–1776.[3]

The birth house of Václav Hanka, who is the most famous local native, is now a museum.[3]

Notable people

• Václav Hanka (1791–1861), philologist
• Josef Prokop Pražák (1870–1904), ornithologist

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hořiněves.

• Official website (in Czech)

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