Albrechtice (Ústí nad Orlicí District)
Albrechtice | |
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| Coordinates: 49°55′39″N 16°38′41″E / 49.92750°N 16.64472°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| First mentioned | 1304 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.07 km2 (3.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 448 |
| • Density | 44.5/km2 (115/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 563 01 |
| Website | www |
Albrechtice (German: Olbersdorf) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Albrecht, meaning "the village of Albrecht's people".[2]
Geography
Albrechtice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Ústí nad Orlicí and 62 km (39 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies mostly in the Zábřeh Highlands, only the southwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 615 m (2,018 ft) above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Moravská Sázava River.
History
The first written mention of Albrechtice is from 1304, when King Wenceslaus II donated the village to the Zbraslav Monastery, which annexed it to the Lanškroun estate. In 1356, the estate with Albrechtice was acquired by the Litomyšl bishopric. After the Hussite Wars, the estate became property of the Kostka of Postupice family, who sold it to the Pernštejn family. In 1588, it was bought by Adam Hrzán of Harasov. From 1622 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Albrechtice was owned by the Liechtenstein family.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/43 road from Brno and Svitavy to the Czech–Polish border in Králíky runs through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a Baroque column with a sculpture of Pietà. The column dates from 1704, but the sculpture is probably up to 50 years younger.[6]
The main landmark of Albrechtice is the Chapel of Saint Anne.[7]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). pp. 8–9.
- ↑ "Historie obce Albrechtice" (in čeština). Obec Albrechtice. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Albrechtice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ↑ "Kaple sv. Anny" (in čeština). Obec Albrechtice. Retrieved 2025-03-20.