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Benátky (Hradec Králové District)

Coordinates: 50°18′37″N 15°44′10″E / 50.31028°N 15.73611°E / 50.31028; 15.73611
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Benátky
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°18′37″N 15°44′10″E / 50.31028°N 15.73611°E / 50.31028; 15.73611
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictHradec Králové
First mentioned1241
Area
 • Total
3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
124
 • Density34.3/km2 (89.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
503 03
Websiteoubenatky.cz

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

Etymology

Benátky is the Czech exonym for Venice. Several settlements in Bohemia founded near rivers and on wet marshy places were named this way, which is also the case of this settlement.[2]

Geography

Benátky is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the East Elbe Table. The Bystřice River flows along the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Benátky is from 1241, when it became property of the Teutonic Order. Then the village was owned by the Opatovice Monastery. After the monastery was burned down in 1421 by the Hussites, Benátky was held by various noble families and often changed owners. In 1493–1547, Benátky was owned by the Pernštejn family. In 1547, the village was bought by the Trčka of Lípa family, who annexed it to the Smiřice estate.[3]

Demographics

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through Benátky is unused.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a stone column shrine, which dates from the second half of the 16th century. It is a unique example of a column shrine from the Renaissance period.[6]

The municipality is partly located in the area of the battlefield of the Battle of Königgrätz, which is protected as a landscape monument zone.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). pp. 55–56.
  3. ↑ "Historie obce Benátky" (in čeština). Obec Benátky. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Benátky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
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