Klášterec nad Orlicí (German: Klösterle an der Adler) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is located on the Divoká Orlice river.

Klášterec nad Orlicí
Municipality
Panorama of Klášterec nad Orlicí
Flag Coat of arms
Klášterec nad Orlicí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′42″N 16°33′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1279
Area
• Total	17.95 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	902
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	561 82
Website	www.klasterecnadorlici.cz

Klášterec nad Orlicí lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Žamberk, 57 km (35 mi) east of Pardubice, and 153 km (95 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of the village, originally named Orlitz (Orlík) and Orlička, dates from 1279 and is recorded in a public document, the bull of Pope Boniface VIII of December 15, 1295. Another mention is from the "Form" of Tobias of Bechyně, in which he praises the intention to build a monastery here in this landscape. The dating of these documents is between 1279 and 1290. From this it is evident that Orlitz was founded about 1280.

Administrative parts

Villages of Čihák, Jedlina, Lhotka and Zbudov are administrative parts of Klášterec nad Orlicí.

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