České Meziříčí

České Meziříčí
České Meziříčí
Municipality
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	České Meziříčí Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°17′13″N 16°2′40″E / 50.28694°N 16.04444°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	21.90 km2 (8.46 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,013
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 71
Website	www.ceskemezirici.cz

České Meziříčí (German: Böhmisch Meseritsch) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Skršice and Tošov are administrative parts of České Meziříčí.

Geography[edit]

České Meziříčí is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Orlice Table. The Dědina River flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of České Meziříčí is from 1352.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,887	—
1880	2,308	+22.3%
1890	2,325	+0.7%
1900	2,353	+1.2%
1910	2,304	−2.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,329	+1.1%
1930	2,064	−11.4%
1950	1,621	−21.5%
1961	1,674	+3.3%
1970	1,599	−4.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,567	−2.0%
1991	1,522	−2.9%
2001	1,567	+3.0%
2011	1,796	+14.6%
2021	1,941	+8.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways (except for one spur line) or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Bohuňovice is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in the Baroque style in 1748–1752.^[5] It replaced an old wooden church, which was as old as the settlement.^[2]

Notable people[edit]

Karel Otčenášek (1920–2011), Catholic bishop

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dýšina. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Kateřiny s ohrazením hřbitova, márnicí a sousoším P. Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dýšina. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Kateřiny s ohrazením hřbitova, márnicí a sousoším P. Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

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