Kněžnice
Kněžnice | |
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| Coordinates: 50°29′36″N 15°19′21″E / 50.49333°N 15.32250°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Jičín |
| First mentioned | 1227 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 271 |
| • Density | 40.5/km2 (105/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 506 01 |
| Website | www |
Kněžnice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Kněžnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Kněžnice (257)
- Javornice (18)
Etymology
The initial name of the village was Knínice. The name was derived from the Old Czech word knieni (i.e. 'nuns'), meaning "the village of people belonging to the nuns". It referred to the ownership of the village by the St. George's Convent in Prague. From the 17th century, the name appeared as Kněžnice.[3]
Geography
Kněžnice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Jičín and 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Jičín Uplands. The northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Kněžnice, which is located below the top of the mountain Kozlov at 600 m (1,969 ft) above sea level.
The Libuňka Stream originates here and flows across the municipality. The southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Kněžnice is from 1227.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/35 road (the section from Jičín to Turnov, part of the European route E442) runs through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a stone crucifix from 1801.[7]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "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). p. 259.
- ↑ "Info o obci" (in čeština). Obec Kněžnice. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ↑ "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 Kněžnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
