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 2,300 inhabitants.

Nechanice
Town
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Nechanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′18″N 15°37′51″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1228
Government
• Mayor	Jiří Pechar
Area
• Total	27.99 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,348
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 15
Website	www.nechanice.cz

Administrative parts

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

History

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

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:[3]

• Czarny Bór, Poland

See also

• Nechanitz, Texas, United States, unincorporated community named after Nechanice

References

External links

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• Official website (in Czech)

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