Kladruby nad Labem

Kladruby nad Labem
Kladruby nad Labem
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°3′28″N 15°29′14″E / 50.05778°N 15.48722°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1295
Area
• Total	23.81 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	651
• Density	27.3/km2 (70.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	533 14, 533 16, 535 01
Website	www.kladrubynadlabem.cz
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
Criteria	Cultural: (iv), (v)
Reference	1589
Inscription	2019 (43rd Session)
Area	1,310 ha (5.1 sq mi)
Buffer zone	3,248 ha (12.54 sq mi)

Kladruby nad Labem is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. The municipality is located on the Elbe River in the East Elbe Table.

Kladruby nad Labem is known as the home of the Kladruber horse breed. The village with the surrounding landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Administrative division

Kladruby nad Labem consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Kladruby nad Labem (337)
Bílé Vchynice (117)
Kolesa (108)
Komárov (59)

Etymology

The name Kladruby is a common Czech name of settlements, derived from kláda (i.e. 'log') and rubat (i.e. 'to chop'). This name was used for settlements where lumberjacks lived.^[3]

Geography

Kladruby nad Labem is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in a flat landscape in the East Elbe Table, in the Polabí region. The Elbe River forms the southern municipal border. The stream Strašovský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kladruby nad Labem is from 1295, when it was a property of the Premonstratensian monastery at Litomyšl. During the second half of the 14th century, it came into the possession of the Cistercian Sedlec Abbey near Kutná Hora. In 1500, the village was acquired by Vilém II of Pernštejn, who already owned large parts of the Pardubice region. Kladruby remained in possession of the Pernštejn family until 1560, when it was purchased by Emperor Ferdinand I from his master of the horse, Jaroslav of Pernštejn.^[4]

In 1579, Emperor Rudolf II established the Imperial Stud at Kladruby, from which Spanish-blood horses were bred for ceremonial purposes.^[4]^[5]

Following the fall of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the stud farm at Kladruby came under state administration.^[4]^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	933	—
1880	983	+5.4%
1890	949	−3.5%
1900	997	+5.1%
1910	1,122	+12.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,105	−1.5%
1930	999	−9.6%
1950	817	−18.2%
1961	816	−0.1%
1970	764	−6.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	807	+5.6%
1991	777	−3.7%
2001	660	−15.1%
2011	644	−2.4%
2021	621	−3.6%

Source: Censuses^[6]^[7]

Transport

There are no railways on major roads running through the municipality.

Sights

In 2019, the Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site includes the villages of Kladruby nad Labem and Selmice, the Imperial Stud Farm, and the surrounding farmsteads, gardens, pastures, and watercourses. The landscape was uniquely designed in the 16th and 17th centuries to effectively breed and train the Kladruber horses. In addition, the area demonstrates an outstanding example of the ferme ornée style of landscape architecture made popular in the 18th century.^[8]

Notable people

Gottlieb Polak (1883–1942), horse rider
Zdeněk Matějček (1922–2004), child psychologist and researcher

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 18 May 2026.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). pp. 226–229.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Historie obcí" (in čeština). Obec Kladruby nad Labem. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Willoughby, Ian (7 December 2006). "Kladruby National Stud - breeding unique Old Kladruber horses for over 400 years". Czech Radio. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
↑ "Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem". UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

External links

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 18 May 2026.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). pp. 226–229.

[history-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Historie obcí" (in čeština). Obec Kladruby nad Labem. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[RadioCZ-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Willoughby, Ian (7 December 2006). "Kladruby National Stud - breeding unique Old Kladruber horses for over 400 years". Czech Radio. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[6] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.

[7] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.

[8] "Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem". UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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