Orlické Záhoří

Orlické Záhoří
Orlické Záhoří
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°17′4″N 16°27′8″E / 50.28444°N 16.45222°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1571
Area
• Total	29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Elevation	649 m (2,129 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	213
• Density	7.31/km2 (18.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 64
Website	www.orlickezahori.eu

Orlické Záhoří is a municipality and village in the Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The municipality is located on the Divoká Orlice River in the Orlické Mountains, along the border with Poland.

Etymology

The name may be translated from Czech as 'Orlické transmountain area'.

Geography

Orlické Záhoří is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlické Mountains. The highest point is a contour line on the slope of the mountain Jelenka at 1,064 m (3,491 ft) above sea level. The municipality consists of several settlements scattered in the valley of the Divoká Orlice River. It lies along the border with Poland, which matches the flow of the Divoká Orlice river in this area.

History

The settlement of the area is connected with the work of glassmakers and lumberjacks in the Orlické Mountains in the period 1590–1600. Orlické Záhoří was established in 1951 by merger of settlements Bedřichovka, Černá Voda, Jadrná, Kunštát, Trčkov and Zelenka.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,604	—
1880	2,816	+8.1%
1890	2,938	+4.3%
1900	2,782	−5.3%
1910	2,765	−0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,444	−11.6%
1930	2,216	−9.3%
1950	216	−90.3%
1961	321	+48.6%
1970	306	−4.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	268	−12.4%
1991	241	−10.1%
2001	211	−12.4%
2011	185	−12.3%
2021	183	−1.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The municipality has the road and pedestrian border crossing Orlické Záhoří / Mostowice and the pedestrian border crossing Bedřichovka / Lasówka to Poland.

Sights

The main landmark of Orlické Záhoří is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1754–1763, when it replaced an old wooden church.^[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Orlické Záhoří is twinned with:^[6]

Poland Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Orlické Záhoří. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
↑ "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.
↑ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele v Orlickém Záhoří" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
↑ "Strona główna: Miasta partnerskie" (in polski). Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka. Retrieved 2026-07-12.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Orlické Záhoří. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[5] "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele v Orlickém Záhoří" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-01.

[6] "Strona główna: Miasta partnerskie" (in polski). Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka. Retrieved 2026-07-12.

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