Stěžery is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Stěžery
Municipality
Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist
Flag Coat of arms
Stěžery Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′44″N 15°45′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1229
Area
• Total	12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,106
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 21
Website	www.stezery.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Charbuzice, Hřibsko and Stěžírky are administrative parts of Stěžery.

Geography

Stěžery is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Stěžery is from 1229.[2]

Sights

The wooden Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist was first mentioned in 1350[3] or 1355.[2] In 1832, it was replaced by the current construction in the Empire style.[3]

Stěžery Castle was originally a fortress, rebuilt in 1802–1803 in a Renaissance style by Ernst Christoph von Harrach. The original fortress formd the northern wing of the castle. Today's appearance is mainly the result of modern reconstructions.[4]

The Stěžery Zoopark is a small zoopark with an area of 2 ha (5 acres).[5]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stěžery.

• Official website

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