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Potštejn

Coordinates: 50°4′56″N 16°18′32″E / 50.08222°N 16.30889°E / 50.08222; 16.30889
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Potštejn
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°4′56″N 16°18′32″E / 50.08222°N 16.30889°E / 50.08222; 16.30889
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictRychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned1350
Area
 • Total
9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
971
 • Density108/km2 (279/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
517 43
Websitewww.potstejn.cz

Potštejn (German: Pottenstein) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Potštejn consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Potštejn (831)
  • Brná (143)

Etymology

The name of the municipality was derived from name of castle with the same name, which was named after its founder Půta of Drslavic: Puttenstein, misspelled as Potštejn.[3]

Geography

Potštejn is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Rychnov nad Kněžnou and 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies on the border of three geomorphological regions: Orlice Table, Svitavy Uplands and Orlické Foothills. The highest point is at 518 m (1,699 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated in the valley of the Divoká Orlice River.

History

The first written mention of the castle of Potštejn is from 1259,[4] 1287[3] or 1295.[5] The castle was conquered only once in history, in 1339 by Charles IV before he became king.[4][6] The village below the castle was first mentioned in 1350. The golden times of the castle were after 1495, when it was bought by Vilém II of Pernštejn, who had rebuilt it.[4]

In the 17th century, economic decline came, the castle fell into disrepair, and the entire Potštejn went bankrupt. In 1746, the estate was bought by the nobleman Jan Ludvík Harbuval Chamaré, who had built here a manor house. After the House of Chamaré died out in the mid-19th century, Potštejn was acquired by marriage by the Dobřenský of Dobřenice family. They owned it until 1945, when their properties were confiscated.[4]

The renewed Unity of the Brethren was founded in Potštejn in 1870.[7]

Demographics

Transport

Potštejn is located on the railway line Hradec Králové–Letohrad.[10]

Sights

The Potštejn Castle is a castle ruin with an exhibition on the history of the castle. The castle complex includes the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1766 and the last station of the Stations of the Cross from 1754.[5]

The Potštejn Manor House is a late Baroque castle, built in 1749–1755. Today it is privately owned, but it is open to the public. There is a castle park next to the castle, which is a combination of a French garden and an English park with rare species of trees.[4][11]

The Church of Saint Lawrence was built in 1815–1821.[11]

In literature

The Potštejn Castle was famed in Alois Jirásek's novel Poklad.[6]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Potštejn is twinned with:[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Na zříceninu Potštejn dorazí loupeživí rytíři" (in čeština). CzechTourism. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Historie zámku" (in čeština). Potštejn Castle. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hrad Potštejn" (in čeština). Obec Potštejn. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Hrad Potštejn – vydejte se za pověstí o pokladu" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  7. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Unity of the Brethren. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  8. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Station details Potštejn". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Potštejn. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  12. ↑ "Main Page" (in čeština). Obec Potštejn. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
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